Claudio Ranieri Quotes
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In my opinion, if you only show quality but no fighting spirit, you are half a player.
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When we won the title, I received gifts and cards, bottles of wine, and Champagne. When I was sacked, my house was full.
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I am not a man who wants revenge.
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With Chelsea, the job was this: move up to the top, get into Europe. And I did that - fourth place in the Premier League and then into the Champions League, the season before Abramovich and all the money arrived.
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I started coaching in the Interregionale league in Catanzaro. There were pitches with no grass; at times, we had no water, no training equipment. I had to do it all myself.
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My love for football and the players are always very strong.
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Every team believes they are better after the transfer window.
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They call me The Tinkerman. Wherever I go people say 'Ah ha, there is The Tinkerman.'
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I think the strength of the man is to have the right balance. Not to be so high when you win; not to be so down when you lose.
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When you work hard, when you believe in something, in the end, you will achieve something.
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I have won trophies around Europe, but never the title. Three times, I was runner-up. Leicester and the fans will be in my heart for all of my life.
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If you play well, win, don't change too much. But when you don't play well, lose, you have to give the opportunity to the other players.
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Mourinho is a fantastic manager, intelligent, clever. He is OK.
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My idea is that players need to recover first, train later.
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Football is open; it is not only keeping possession of the ball and making more passes.
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If you are a gladiator, a fighter in this sport, in life you can be the same.
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I hear what they're saying. I ask my English tutor, 'What is this word 'tinkerer?''
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Words are fine, but the most important thing is what happens on the pitch.
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I always question myself, but I always say, 'Come on, we can do something good.'
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When you are in the big competition for the first time, you grow, and then you lose something when you go back into your own competition.
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Inside me there are two people. One is a very aggressive - I want to win; I won the Premier League, but now I want to win on Saturday. I want to win next season - and is never satisfied.
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My wife is the expert, but I like art particularly. I like Van Gogh.
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I have to thank Leicester City Football Club. The adventure was amazing and will live with me forever.
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My emotions are strong when I start the season.