It is important for me to believe in a team that has ambition. I want to go up and work towards something. I don't want to work in the grey areas and say it is nice to end up 10th… — Jaap Stam Copy Share Image
Of course, when you play football yourself you can think you want to become a manager but it does not make you a good… — Jaap Stam Copy Share
I have always been a Manchester United supporter since I was a child, so that won't change. — Jaap Stam Copy Share
Look, when I was working on a project at school, I had the urge to do that well. And if I'm fixing something up… — Jaap Stam Copy Share
I'm sure I can work the Premier League, maybe my style of play is better suited to the Premier League than in the Championship. — Jaap Stam Copy Share
When you go to school in Holland you learn to speak English and write in English - but English is different from the Scottish… — Jaap Stam Copy Share
For me, a late start was a good thing. A lot of kids who start too early get bored. I'd done all the things… — Jaap Stam Copy Share
I've been with clubs who won the league championships in Holland and England, which was brilliant, and to win the Champions League with Manchester… — Jaap Stam Copy Share
I just played football from an early age and didn't get involved in any other sports. We had tennis, cycling, ice skating - I'd… — Jaap Stam Copy Share
It is important for me to believe in a team that has ambition. I want to go up and work towards something. I don't… — Jaap Stam Copy Share
I think that's one of the most important thing for a player to have - to have goals for yourself, that you want to… — Jaap Stam Copy Share
I admit to becoming frustrated by the frequency of diving in the Champions League. — Jaap Stam Copy Share
I always watched professional football and my father played at an amateur level, but I didn't think I wanted to become a pro. — Jaap Stam Copy Share
It was a great time working at Reading, especially the first season getting very close to going to the Premier League. — Jaap Stam Copy Share
As a manager, you need to have your own vision and what you want to do with the team. — Jaap Stam Copy Share
