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title: "1 Ambition Want Quotes By Jaap Stam"
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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/it-is-important-for-me-to-believe-in-a-team-that-has-ambition-i-want/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

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## More by Jaap Stam

> [Of course, when you play football yourself you can think you want to become a manager but it does not make you a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/of-course-when-you-play-football-yourself-you-can-think-you-want-to/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

> [I have always been a Manchester United supporter since I was a child, so that won't change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/i-have-always-been-a-manchester-united-supporter-since-i-was-a-child/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

> [I want to reach something with a team and go to the highest level.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/i-want-to-reach-something-with-a-team-and-go-to-the-highest-level/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/look-when-i-was-working-on-a-project-at-school-i-had-the-urge-to-do/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/i-m-sure-i-can-work-the-premier-league-maybe-my-style-of-play-is/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

> [When you go to school in Holland you learn to speak English and write in English - but English is different from the Scottish…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/when-you-go-to-school-in-holland-you-learn-to-speak-english-and-write/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/for-me-a-late-start-was-a-good-thing-a-lot-of-kids-who-start-too/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/i-ve-been-with-clubs-who-won-the-league-championships-in-holland-and/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/i-just-played-football-from-an-early-age-and-didn-t-get-involved-in/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/it-is-important-for-me-to-believe-in-a-team-that-has-ambition-i-want/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

> [I think that's one of the most important thing for a player to have - to have goals for yourself, that you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/i-think-that-s-one-of-the-most-important-thing-for-a-player-to-have/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

> [I admit to becoming frustrated by the frequency of diving in the Champions League.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/i-admit-to-becoming-frustrated-by-the-frequency-of-diving-in-the/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

> [I always watched professional football and my father played at an amateur level, but I didn't think I wanted to become a pro.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/i-always-watched-professional-football-and-my-father-played-at-an/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

> [It was a great time working at Reading, especially the first season getting very close to going to the Premier League.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/it-was-a-great-time-working-at-reading-especially-the-first-season/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

> [As a manager, you need to have your own vision and what you want to do with the team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaap-stam/as-a-manager-you-need-to-have-your-own-vision-and-what-you-want-to-do/)

[Jaap Stam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaap-stam/)

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