Wise Words
Quotes for eternity
"We're at the very top now and we're going to cling on. Let the others try to knock this world-class team off its perch."
Hans Meyer"Offside is when the tall arsehole plays the ball too late."
Hennes Weisweiler explains the offside rule. "The tall arsehole" is, of course… Günter Netzer„Ich habe es mir sehr genau überlegt und dann spontan zugesagt“
Toni Polster über seinen Wechsel zu Borussia Mönchengladbach"Thanks for the good wishes for Operation Promotion. You'll be kicking yourselves when we actually make it — because then nobody will be watching your show anymore."
Hans Meyer to a DSF reporter before Gladbach's 2001 Bundesliga return"Next time you need a coach for five matches, give me a call."
Hans Meyer to Bayern legend Franz Beckenbauer after the final matchday of 2008/09. Bayern had hired ex-Gladbach coach Jupp Heynckes as interim manager for five matches…„Bernhard Langer hat mal gesagt, Leistungssport spielt sich zwischen den Ohren ab“
Gladbach-Trainer Rainer Bonhof zur Nervenschwäche seines Teams"If you keep playing like this, you'll be champions by the end."
Schalke's Olaf Thon after a 0-3 defeat in Gladbach on matchday 1 of the 1998/99 season. They were not: Borussia were relegated from the Bundesliga for the first time…„Torwart Jörg Stiel hat gesagt, ich wäre sein bester Trainer gewesen. Später habe ich erfahren, dass er nur 2 hatte“
Hans Meyer
Famous Gladbach Quotes
We are at the top now and we will cling on there — with teeth and claws. A declaration of intent from the 1970s that captured the small-club defiance that defined Gladbach's golden era.
That went against my pacifist principles, but deep inside I felt a slight sense of satisfaction. A Gladbach legend reflecting on an unusually physical encounter with rivals from Cologne — evidence that even the most cultured football men have a competitive dark side.
If I keep selecting Martin Schneider, people will think I'm in love with him. A Gladbach coach's wry observation on team selection that became one of the Bundesliga's most quoted one-liners.