"When I reached decisions quickly I was drawing a positive response, especially from the players … If I was unsure, I would encourage more dialogue until I worked out a sound reply." More info →

"In his first few training sessions with Bergkamp, Wenger insisted the striker work on his strong points - his artistic side - rather than spending time trying to improve areas of his game that were not really in his nature." More info →

"I was branded a coach who was opposed to attacking midfielders. The truth is that I was afraid of moving into a territory that I thought I knew too little about. It was a lack of courage, but I made up for it in the years that followed." More info →

"If you focus on being liked, you will probably not be respected. However, if you focus on earning your athletes' respect, you will probably be liked as well." More info →

"Individual commitment to a group work effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work." (Vince Lombardi) More info →

"One way for a manager to enhance togetherness within the team is to highlight the existence of an external enemy - a siege mentality, a 'them against us' philosophy to engender team spirit" More info →

"No player shall wear projecting nails, iron plates, or gutta percha on the soles or heels of his boots." More info →

"The most important thing in football is what a player is doing on a pitch when he's not in possession of the ball, not vice-versa. So when we say that we have an excellent player that comes from the following principle: 1% talent and 99% hard work." (Valerie Lobanovskyi) More info →

"Brazil are playing a match against Russia. "Ah, I can handle this lot on my own" says Ronaldo, "you guys take a rest." Half time comes and goes and Russia are 3-0 down. However, the side make a spirited comeback in the second half, and almost snatch a draw, pulling two goals back after Ronaldo is sent off in the 75th minute." More info →

"Referee, I piss on you! Another man turned round and asked "why piss?" for that was not a traditional curse. But the other man replied "Why not? It's what I feel like doing"" More info →

"It only takes a minute to score a goal, and it takes less than a minute to change someone's outlook with a word or two." More info →

"Winning is about more than just points on the scoreboard, or performance on the pitch. If we didn't achieve excellence in every area of our efforts as an organization, then we weren't really winning." More info →