Diego Simeone

You have to live in the present.

— Diego Simeone

Strikers are streaky creatures.

— Diego Simeone

I like brave people.

— Diego Simeone

Heart can cancel out budget.

— Diego Simeone

Football is about balance.

— Diego Simeone

Winning is always beautiful.

— Diego Simeone

I say what I feel.

— Diego Simeone

I will never coach Real Madrid.

— Diego Simeone

Football is everything, mind, heart, talent.

— Diego Simeone

A final is a final, and is motivation in itself.

— Diego Simeone

Each person can think what they want.

— Diego Simeone

The first time I played England was at Wembley in 1991.

— Diego Simeone

A coach I admire? Jurgen Klopp. No doubt.

— Diego Simeone

Fans can't score a goal but they have energy.

— Diego Simeone

I am very respectful and always have been.

— Diego Simeone

As a coach, the greatest passion you can have is for improving players.

— Diego Simeone

Artificial pitches are just one more condition for us, like sun, wind or snow; we should be able to deal with such…

— Diego Simeone

I don't believe much in luck. I believe more in work, in convincing, in stubbornness and in capacity.

— Diego Simeone

As a player, you can be more spontaneous and instinctive, but now as a coach I have to find a psychological balance…

— Diego Simeone

I'm very happy in charge at Atletico. The squad give me commitment, talent and style.

— Diego Simeone

Messi alone is more dangerous than Real Madrid's attacking trio Ronaldo, Benzema and Bale.

— Diego Simeone

You have to attack to get corners, no? Winning by scoring strategic goals doesn't bother me - it's part of the game.

— Diego Simeone

There are those who discredit a style or a way of playing and those who accept all the different styles.

— Diego Simeone

When coaches arrive at a club, we need to understand its history. If we don't understand it, then we are destined to…

— Diego Simeone

From the first moment you accept to join a club, the best thing you can do and the most respectful thing to…

— Diego Simeone

Of course, becoming champions is something we all want, but I think that the best 'championship' for a manager is to see…

— Diego Simeone

Ajax have a set model, a defined youth programme - Barcelona have one too, and Juventus. And Atletico Madrid do too. Real…

— Diego Simeone

Finding myself in a final with Atletico makes me happy. Why? Because I know the feelings of all the people at the…

— Diego Simeone

Diego Costa always gives us physical and moral strength. He is a very important player for the character he transmits to the…

— Diego Simeone

The game's my life and I'm so passionate about it. When you see your life so intertwined with football it can make…

— Diego Simeone

VAR exposes everything. Before we didn't have the possibility of seeing some things that we now see. The referees are people who…

— Diego Simeone

With any possibly erroneous decision, you can always look back and think you could've done something differently - but always with the…

— Diego Simeone

I was 27 or 28 years old when I really decided I would become a manager. I would go home from training…

— Diego Simeone

Football is like hunting. One second can change it all, but it's not just any second, it's a flash. The prey is…

— Diego Simeone

I think there is an idea, a unique essence to every club.

— Diego Simeone

For Altetico to keep wining we can only do one thing - work and fight.

— Diego Simeone

Few footballers at 20 or 21 are the finished article.

— Diego Simeone

I always believe that there are players that are hard to replace.

— Diego Simeone

From when I started to play with a ball I wanted to win everything.

— Diego Simeone

In La Liga you are awarded for consistency.

— Diego Simeone