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> [When I was a player, it was important to target the first few friendlies and plant a seed in the mind of the gaffer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/when-i-was-a-player-it-was-important-to-target-the-first-few/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-7876_football_when-i-was-a-player-it-was-important-to_2857176.png)

## More by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

> [It's down to the players, but when you're at Man United, there isn't a lot of greener grass on the other side. You are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/it-s-down-to-the-players-but-when-you-re-at-man-united-there-isn-t-a/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

> [That's the most important thing in football: you need to take chances when you get them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/that-s-the-most-important-thing-in-football-you-need-to-take-chances/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

> [The one way of getting better is by practising - both on and off the pitch.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/the-one-way-of-getting-better-is-by-practising-both-on-and-off-the/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

> [Playing games is the best time of your life, and the more games you get, the better it is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/playing-games-is-the-best-time-of-your-life-and-the-more-games-you/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

> [In football, you never know what can happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/in-football-you-never-know-what-can-happen/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

> [It's important players focus on what they have to do, while the fans keep believing and stay behind us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/it-s-important-players-focus-on-what-they-have-to-do-while-the-fans/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

> [I was a boring man but a reflective man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/i-was-a-boring-man-but-a-reflective-man/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

> [I am not an emotional person, really.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/i-am-not-an-emotional-person-really/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

> [I had three years of success with Molde, winning the League twice and the Cup. I thought I was fully prepared, that I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/i-had-three-years-of-success-with-molde-winning-the-league-twice-and/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

> [Finishing is different to shooting. If you work at in in training sessions then you will just do it naturally during the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/finishing-is-different-to-shooting-if-you-work-at-in-in-training/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

> [Throughout my life, ever since I played for Clausenengen back home, instead of listening to the teacher at school, I was writing down all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/throughout-my-life-ever-since-i-played-for-clausenengen-back-home/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

> [When my career is over, I want to say to myself that I've done whatever I could to be the best footballer I could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/when-my-career-is-over-i-want-to-say-to-myself-that-i-ve-done/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

> [I would not switch Bjorn Bergmann Sigurdarson for any other player in Norway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/i-would-not-switch-bjorn-bergmann-sigurdarson-for-any-other-player-in/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

> [I work to plan long-term and try to earn results short-term.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/i-work-to-plan-long-term-and-try-to-earn-results-short-term/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

> [When you are a professional, you go into the next game wanting to win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/when-you-are-a-professional-you-go-into-the-next-game-wanting-to-win/)

[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ole-gunnar-solskjaer/)

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