He was a huge football man - he loved football. He was a good parent, a great father, and brilliant with me. — Chris Coleman Father Copy Share Image
My next job after Wales, whenever that is, will be somewhere abroad. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
Tournament football is unlike anything else. The campaign can be great, but a finals is a different challenge. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
I'm a believer that you're as good as your best game because that's the level that you can get to. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
“Life is full of surprises and exciting moments and sometimes we simply overlook them. We are so busy doing things.” — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
If you ask any manager after a defeat, you want to be as far away from it as you can. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
You take someone like Gareth Bale out of your team, and you are going to miss that. — Chris Coleman Football Copy Share Image
Sometimes in football, the best team does not necessarily win; it's the team that plays best on the day that prevails. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
I think, from our point of view, my opinion is that La Liga, the tempo and physicality is completely different to the… — Chris Coleman Football Copy Share Image
For me, the training has to be a mixture of hard work - it has to have a good structure, a good… — Chris Coleman Computers Copy Share Image
Football can change really quickly; you really are king for a day. Once you get caught up with things and think you've… — Chris Coleman Change Copy Share Image
Champions League football in the Premier League - you're talking about the top, big, massive clubs, and it's not something I think… — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
Ability-wise, when you see the best of Aaron Ramsey... at his best, is he good enough for Barcelona? Yes he is, at… — Chris Coleman Barcelona Copy Share Image
I've got the opportunity to manage a big football club, a seriously big football club, and I wasn't going to turn that… — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
My dad was Dublin born and bred - a Dublin boy - but he always pushed me to play for what was… — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
If you want to become a professional football player at any level, when you're growing up, you have to make sacrifices, and… — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
I have been relegated as a player, and I have suffered the feeling of failure. It is awful, and when you are… — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
If you are a club manager and things are going well, it's a great feeling because you've got the whole city behind… — Chris Coleman City Copy Share Image
Of course training is very important, but resting is just as important. You have to get your recuperation, and I think all… — Chris Coleman Failure Copy Share Image
There's not many Premier League clubs as big as Sunderland, with their fanbase and stadium and facilities. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
I surround myself, not with yes men, but people who have their own ideas and are on board with with I want… — Chris Coleman Ideas Copy Share Image
I'm never content, and I don't know if that's a curse or a good thing. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
I don't like talking past the next game. It's never served me right in the past. — Chris Coleman Game Copy Share Image
You work all your life to get the top; you don't want to give that up. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
When you're playing for Real Madrid, even when you're playing well, you're under scrutiny. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
I can remember when I was a 17-year-old at Swansea and Terry Yorath and Tommy Hutchison were in charge. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
My best mates are my mates from school, and we have always stayed close. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
I have a lot of time and respect for Roy Hodgson; he's a very good manager. — Chris Coleman Football Copy Share Image
That's not always a nice feeling when you've given everything, and it's not enough - it's an empty feeling. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
It doesn't hurt to look 75 to 100 years out, That's a gift to future generations. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
We can't feel safe because we are not safe. (on Fulham, 2004-5 season) — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
Every time I manage Wales and you win, the feeling is better than I've ever had as a club manager. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
I've had more failures than I've had success, but I'm not afraid to fail. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
I'm really happy for Sam Vokes. He doesn't always start, but he always turns up and works so hard. — Chris Coleman Copy Share Image
The biggest word in football, and it's a dirty word - no one likes to use it - is accountability. — Chris Coleman Accountability Copy Share Image
Wales was a great pleasure. It's the biggest honor I've ever had, to lead my country. — Chris Coleman Country Copy Share Image
