Players Quotes · Page 9

I always play players who are fit - even if it means playing out of position.

— Zico

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

— Diego Simeone

“Saying a womaniser loves women is like saying a fighter ace loves his kills.”

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

I'm working with elite players, and they test and challenge you.

— Phil Neville

Always, you miss all the players when they are injured.

— Mauricio Pochettino

To win, you have to have great players around you.

— Jordan Clarkson

I learned a lot at Chelsea partly down to the players I played alongside.

— Shaun Wright-Phillips

The bigger, stronger, faster and meaner my players are, the better I coach.

— Lee Corso

I've always just tried to treat people with respect, build relationships with players and coaches... build a trust.

— Chuck Pagano

When you play against top players, sometimes you can play - you can play your utmost and you still get beat.

— Tim Howard

If players are pleased to come off the pitch, that says they are not interested and don't want to be on there.

— Rob Page

I think most players would love, at one stage in their career, to say, 'I've been No. 1 in the world.

— Andy Murray

I think that, in all of my time, I got just one fan letter, from an NFL fullback named Darian Barnes. NFL…

— George R. R. Martin

Players should get the best deals for themselves whenever they can. Football is a relatively short career.

— Diego Forlan

Man-management is my biggest asset, to help the players enjoy themselves and be better than they already are.

— Sam Allardyce

I'm someone who has grown physically at a later age, I was always one of the smallest players.

— Klaas-Jan Huntelaar

During such a competition players are there for a long time as well as all the people around them. They need to…

— Michel Patini

I really like players who are not naturally gifted and have to achieve their success by other means. I like when people…

— Rita Ackermann

In all honesty, Wrexham without Humphrey Ker just wouldn't be Wrexham. Eton-educated and a seasoned stage performer he might be, but actually…

— Paul Mullin

I'm from a council estate myself, and the biggest release we had as kids was football. That's where all the great players…

— Colin Cooper

Whoever has not experienced the pleasure of taking a young lady to her first game of ball should seize the first opportunity…

— John Montgomery Ward

I'm more of an actor than a musician. I've made a little name for myself as an actor, but I also front…

— Todd Lowe

We are looking to get counties to play their young England players earlier, and the first reports from the counties are that…

— Andy Pick

We've carried that over into the visual development as well. We've designed quite an exotic cast of characters, but the last thing…

— Sam Wood

What we do at LSU is to develop players and make them better.

— John Brady

Well, I like characters, players with personality, I don't like flat people.

— Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Some tests suit certain players, others don't.

— Justin Rose

Many times players have done stuff to me, like kick me. But I'm not a cry baby.

— Diego Costa

It's not just about talent. It's about having players with good mentality.

— Chris Coleman

It's great to get recognition from other players.

— Virgil van Dijk

You can't criticize a coach until he fails to win with players he recruited.

— Lee Corso

There's players around the world that get assists from number 10s or wingers.

— Bradley Wright-Phillips

Players who create advantages for their team at one end or the other are rare.

— B. J. Armstrong

It is often true that those who sit in the wings can see more than the players.

— Nellie L. McClung

I am more open than other coaches with all of my players.

— Louis van Gaal

What captains want is players who move well in the field.

— MS Dhoni

All I'm interested in is giving my players the tools they need to win.

— Quique Setien

There's a little triangle - five left-footed players.

— Ron Atkinson

The fans love seeing young players play.

— Emile Smith Rowe

He [Beckham] has two feet, which a lot of players don't have nowadays.

— Jimmy Hill