I don’t regret writing my book at all. I wrote it for the United supporters to give them a proper insight into what it is like inside the club, and what it is like to be a Manchester United player. I think I did that in an honest way. Jaap Stam Read Quote
In Serie A players have to stay in a hotel before a home game to ensure proper preparations without the distractions a wife and family can bring. It’s a system which no doubt suits some players, but would not be my choice. Jaap Stam Read Quote
When you go to school in Holland you learn to speak English and write in English – but English is different from the Scottish language! Jaap Stam Read Quote
It’s not always the player that’s talking in the dressing room that becomes a good manager. It’s a feeling that you need to develop, it’s a feeling that needs to grow on you. Jaap Stam Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I think that’s one of the most important thing for a player to have – to have goals for yourself, that you want to make steps, that you want to improve yourself, that you want to go the highest level. Jaap Stam Read Quote
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 United was an amazing experience. Jaap Stam Read Quote
All of Europe’s biggest clubs place the Champions’ League as their top priority these days but only one of us can lift the trophy. The domestic league titles are still crucial of course, but I think most players will tell you the Champions’ League is the one they want to win most of all. Jaap Stam Read Quote
I had my own youth. I had fun playing in the amateurs, going out with my friends on the weekend, drinking a beer, that sort of thing. Jaap Stam Read Quote