Quotes from Ottmar Hitzfeld

When you get older, 10 matches a year are enough.

As long as there is a mathematical chance, we have to keep on going.

That you get booed belongs to professional sports.

We have to look after the health of the players. Quality suffers with too many games.

Sometimes, the supposedly weak groups turn out to be very difficult, and the supposedly strong ones are easier to take control of.

The job as a coach is difficult.

My coaching days are now over, and I'm proud of what I've achieved.

It's very likely that I will finish my career as Swiss national coach.

I have never broken a contract in my career.

Guardiola focuses only on the tactics.

It's always important for a coach to decide on the short term and long term - one factor doesn't block out the other.

I have been very fortunate to coach marvellous teams, and it has been a great honour to work for Switzerland.

The favourites and the stronger teams have a lot of pressure during the group phase because everybody just takes it for granted that they will reach the round of 16.

My philosophy is always to fulfill contracts.

I gain strength from postive thought and from the daily conversation with God.

It cannot be a coincidence that a European team couldn't win a World Cup held in South America.

To represent a country, qualify for the World Cup, and get a team to perform at the right moment in time would be great honour for me.

I can live without football. There are more important things in life.

There is always the fear of failure, and if you struggle, you become nervous, and that's when the underdogs have an opportunity to create a surprise.

As long as you are successful and winning matches, the language is no problem at all. But when the results are insufficient, the difficulties begin. At this time, a coach needs to go into more detail with his instructions, and that's where the problems can lie.

I am still hungry; I still hate defeats. There is no substitute for victories.