As a footballer...
" A profession has a perticular task that can make people happy and moved who watch their games. no exception about footballers. we have to work 10 times as hard as other people do for that."
" We should take it for granted that on every training day is much harder than on every match day. your performance in a game reflects what you have done at training. "
by Felix Magath, who has been coaching for Wolfsburg in Germany.
His words exemplify what all of professional footballers are like. If you neglect yourself, you can't achieve anything. you are just going backwards. Maybe when you realize it, it's too late to come back. should keep that in my mind.
サッカー選手として
「プロのサッカー選手は、人々に感動や活力を与えることができる特別な職業。その為には、人より１０倍努力しないといけない。」
「サッカー選手にとって試合が休日の次にラクな日。普段の練習が試合の何倍もきついからこそ試合で良いパフォーマンスができるのだ。」
by フェリックス・マガト（現 vfl Wolfsburg 監督）
心に突き刺さる言葉。自分は果たしてそこまで追い込めているのか・・・ 考えさせられるし、現役の内は忘れてはいけない事だと感じさせられる。