--- title: "10 Great Quotes By Brendan Rodgers" description: "10 Great quotes by Brendan Rodgers. Plus more from Brendan Rodgers and more Great sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8a/brendan-rodgers-3392_experience_i-had-a-wonderful-time-at-liverpool-my-t_108020.png" --- > [I had a wonderful time at Liverpool. My three and a half years there was a great experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/i-had-a-wonderful-time-at-liverpool-my-three-and-a-half-years-there/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8a/brendan-rodgers-3392_experience_i-had-a-wonderful-time-at-liverpool-my-t_108020.png) > [I've always been a great lover of Barcelona and the structure of the club.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/i-ve-always-been-a-great-lover-of-barcelona-and-the-structure-of-the/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df4/brendan-rodgers-3392_barcelona_i-ve-always-been-a-great-lover-of-barcel_1675728.png) > [Celtic are one of the great clubs of the world. There's a pressure here that's different. You have to win every game.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/celtic-are-one-of-the-great-clubs-of-the-world-there-s-a-pressure/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/134/brendan-rodgers-3392_celtic_celtic-are-one-of-the-great-clubs-of-the_2769460.png) > [If I was making the decision normally, with my heart, I'd never leave Celtic. My life was great. I loved the city.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/if-i-was-making-the-decision-normally-with-my-heart-i-d-never-leave/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b46/brendan-rodgers-3392_celtic_if-i-was-making-the-decision-normally-wi_1699711.png) > [Liverpool is one of the great institutions of the world, and you understand that when you see it from the outside, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/liverpool-is-one-of-the-great-institutions-of-the-world-and-you/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/brendan-rodgers-3392_football_liverpool-is-one-of-the-great-institutio_405542.png) > [He's a big player, and the big players score the big goals and make the big contributions in the big games. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/he-s-a-big-player-and-the-big-players-score-the-big-goals-and-make/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd3/brendan-rodgers-3392_big_he-s-a-big-player-and-the-big-players-sc_2509456.png) > [There's different types of strikers: Harry Kane is a wonderful finisher, Jamie Vardy has great pace and has come onto the scene…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/there-s-different-types-of-strikers-harry-kane-is-a-wonderful/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b81/brendan-rodgers-3392_career_there-s-different-types-of-strikers-harr_2505861.png) > [The likability of any player is always up for debate, and people will always use their own moral compass to judge Luis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/the-likability-of-any-player-is-always-up-for-debate-and-people-will/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b89/brendan-rodgers-3392_debate_the-likability-of-any-player-is-always-u_684332.jpg) > [I love the Premier League, the quality of the players, the quality of the coaches. There are great challenges. But there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/i-love-the-premier-league-the-quality-of-the-players-the-quality-of/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/270/brendan-rodgers-3392_challenges_i-love-the-premier-league-the-quality-of_467210.png) > [I went in to Reading with the full backing of the chairman, who was great to me, and I got 20 games.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/i-went-in-to-reading-with-the-full-backing-of-the-chairman-who-was/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/880/brendan-rodgers-3392_enough_i-went-in-to-reading-with-the-full-backi_1643344.jpg) ## Other authors on Great ## More by Brendan Rodgers > [They brought on someone who cost more than our stadium.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/they-brought-on-someone-who-cost-more-than-our-stadium/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) > [My decision was that after nearly three years at Celtic - with everything we'd achieved and the success we'd had on the pitch, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/my-decision-was-that-after-nearly-three-years-at-celtic-with/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) > [Coutinho is a joy to watch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/coutinho-is-a-joy-to-watch/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) > [One of my strengths is I learn, and I like to learn from all sorts of people in all walks of life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/one-of-my-strengths-is-i-learn-and-i-like-to-learn-from-all-sorts-of/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) > [The key for scouting is trying to predict when the player is peaking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/the-key-for-scouting-is-trying-to-predict-when-the-player-is-peaking/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) > [I think I've proven I can build a team that plays a way of football that excites and challenges at the top end of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/i-think-i-ve-proven-i-can-build-a-team-that-plays-a-way-of-football/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) > [My biggest mentor is myself, I've always felt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/my-biggest-mentor-is-myself-i-ve-always-felt/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) > [You always want to win games and to develop the team, so it's very important that you have encouragement from your fans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/you-always-want-to-win-games-and-to-develop-the-team-so-it-s-very/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) > [That ability to press immediately, within five or six seconds to get the ball, is important](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/that-ability-to-press-immediately-within-five-or-six-seconds-to-get/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) > [I had a wonderful time at Liverpool. My three and a half years there was a great experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/i-had-a-wonderful-time-at-liverpool-my-three-and-a-half-years-there/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) > [When I was at Liverpool, I asked about Van Dijk when he was at Groningen and then at Celtic. But I was told he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/when-i-was-at-liverpool-i-asked-about-van-dijk-when-he-was-at/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) > [The Merseyside derby games are unique in the city.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/the-merseyside-derby-games-are-unique-in-the-city/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) > [I speak to the Spanish players that we have in Spanish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/i-speak-to-the-spanish-players-that-we-have-in-spanish/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) > [Everything we did on the training pitch, we did with the ball. You'll never see a pianist run around his piano. People ask me,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/everything-we-did-on-the-training-pitch-we-did-with-the-ball-you-ll/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) > [If you look at the world-class performers at the top of the game, their numbers are just exceptional and that is the level he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/if-you-look-at-the-world-class-performers-at-the-top-of-the-game/) [Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/great/brendan-rodgers/#itemlist", "name": "10 Great Quotes By Brendan Rodgers", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I had a wonderful time at Liverpool. 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