Ottmar Hitzfeld

That you get booed belongs to professional sports.

My philosophy is always to fulfill contracts.

I am proud of my career.

I have never broken a contract in my career.

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

The job as a coach is difficult.

I did not think I would be able to do myself justice if I had to speak to the players in English. I would not be able to get my emotions and feelings across.

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

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.

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

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.

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