Top 34 Quotes & Sayings by Henrik Larsson
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a Swedish athlete Henrik Larsson.
Last updated on September 16, 2024.
Football is all about self-confidence.
The career I had at Celtic, the amount of goals and assists and the relationship with the fans and the club, I can't regret that. That's something I'm going to cherish as long as I live.
I'm honoured to train players that want more from their football than just raising their small wages.
I was 22, and getting into a World Cup squad is what you dream about as a kid, so finishing third was fantastic.
There are players who tend not to look at the money short-term: they have a bigger plan.
I didn't have a clue how big a club Celtic were when I joined.
I think the day you underestimate the importance of the job at Celtic Football Club, that's the day when you fail. I've seen a few coaches doing that.
As a manager, it's the same as a player: I want to see how far I can get.
I had many good managers: Wim Jansen, Martin O'Neill, Frank Rijkaard, and Alex Ferguson, to name just a few.
I understand that I have to prove myself as a manager. I think I have the potential. I have a lot of knowledge to share, and I think I'm well equipped to translate my thoughts to the players.
The thing that is really important is that the players have the drive to do something more with their football. If you have that, you can make a decent player into a very good player.
I don't mind players earning money, but it should mean, at the same time, that the club is doing good.
I can't be Martin O'Neill; I can't be any of the other coaches - I have to make my own way.
At Helsingborgs, there were ups and downs, and you need to learn how to handle it.
As a kid, I dreamed of playing in a warm land with a swimming pool.
You learn a lot about yourself when things aren't going well. It's always good to be the underdog.
I think, as long as I'm in this line of work, I'm always going to be mentioned when Celtic are looking for a new manager.
You're going to watch football all your life - you're going to watch the Champions League and the Europa League - and I don't have a great feeling when I watch the Europa League, but when I watch the Champions League, I have a great feeling.
My managerial ambitions were the same as I had as a player: to become as good as possible and to join the big teams in the big leagues.
As long as I am involved in football and doing this work, I am going to be connected to Celtic.
Everything was professional at United. They really take care of their players.
There would have been no Barcelona, and a lot of other things besides, for me if I hadn't signed for Celtic.
If the club is doing good, the club is getting income, then the club can share it with the players. But when the situation is not going according to plan, you have to look at the financial bit and see what you can change.
The dreadlocks were easy to maintain: I got up in the morning and flicked my head. If they got too big, I'd pull them apart every now and again. In the end, I got too old for them.
When I was 18, I had a trial at Benfica, when Sven-Goran Eriksson was the manager. Then, at 21, I was working for a company loading vegetables onto trucks.
In England, somewhere. I want to be at a big team, in the big leagues again.
Obviously, as a manager, you decide the set-up of the team, who's playing, but when it comes to doing the things I want, I have principles, but I also want to leave it open for the players to find their own solutions. At the end of the day, it's also about the individual.
I didn't have to leave Celtic and go to England for money. It wasn't worth the hassle, and my wife and children felt settled in Glasgow.
Moving to Glasgow from Feyenoord was a life-changing experience.
Cristiano Ronaldo is the best player in the Premier League and in the whole of Europe.
The things I have seen him do since I have been in Manchester have been incredible, amazing.
It is just like a total show in training and even in the matches.
This kid will one day arrive at the very top in the world of football - if he isn't there already - because he makes the most difficult plays look easy.
He(C. Ronaldo) makes the most difficult plays look easy.
I have now played with both him (Cristiano Ronaldo) and Ronaldinho. And Ronaldo is top in Europe at the moment.
Both of them in the same team would be like a bomb. It would be an incredible spectacle for the people.
What's more, I am totally convinced the two are able to play in the same side.
You have to look beyond race because as a human being you have to experience the person from the inside first
Cristiano is unlucky to be playing in the same era as Messi. Ronaldo is a very good player, but Messi is even better.
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