Top Quotes of Franz Beckenbauer
- “There’s only one possibility: win, draw or loose.”
- “Possession means nothing when the opponent takes its chances”
- “It is not the strong one that wins, the one that wins is strong.”
- “We should not compare humans to God, but Messi is a godly player.”
- “As someone who played a team sport, I feel a bit uncomfortable being ranked as an individual so high.”
- “Penalty shooting is always an uncertain affair because there is a lot of luck involved.”
- “No one wanted to fall back behind so both teams waited for a mistake from the other.”
- “You have to sometimes shoot from the second row, that’s all football. So you have to be a bit more flexible.”
- “Sometimes, in the dressing room, I think I am in Hollywood.”
- “Real Madrid is a legendary team that stands above all others and is the target of all players.”
Other Famous Quotes of Franz Beckenbauer
He has been named as the heir apparent of the great Argentine hero, Diego Maradona, by journalists, players, and Maradona himself, alike. I’d personally put him in a drawer of my bedside table.
Franz Beckenbauer
For example, Michael Jordan earns $100million a year but continues to play basketball and remains a modest human being.
Franz Beckenbauer
We should not fool ourselves. We are not one of the world’s top teams any more.
Franz Beckenbauer
Certainly it is a different world for players nowadays. But it depends on the individual.
Franz Beckenbauer
We are the last remaining country to allow ourselves two breaks in the season. You just have to look at England, Italy and Spain, they play right through the season. We on the other hand take six weeks off in the winter until the end of January, and that is a luxury.
Franz Beckenbauer
The Netherlands have great strikers… but they are only playing one. They are depriving themselves of their best qualities and shooting themselves in the foot.
Franz Beckenbauer
The most important thing however is the money. What use would it be to us, to have a a mighty stadium but a useless team, because we couldn’t afford anything better?
Franz Beckenbauer