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Javi Gracia

(1970) Association Football Player

83 quotes in 248 categories

Javi Gracia spends twelve hours a day on the training ground. He focuses on daily confidence instead of stats, trusting his players. He says hard work and fan synergy are the only ways to compete with big teams and to keep the team united.

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Javi Gracia is an association football player.

Quick Facts About Javi Gracia

Born: May 1, 1970
Profession: Association Football Player

About Javi Gracia

Spanish association football player and manager... | Javier "Javi" Gracia Carlos is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder.

Quotes by Javi Gracia

Football is my life and my passion.

Football

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All groups need discipline.

Discipline

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I prefer to be demanding.

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I believe in life.

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All strikers have to miss chances.

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In all the games, I want to win.

Football

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Football is always in my life.

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The Carabao Cup is a good competition.

Competition

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Maybe I am a different coach, because I try to change day by day.

Change

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It's not easy for us coaches - maybe you stay one game or for life.

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I do my job. The protagonists are the players.

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To compete with big teams, the only way is work.

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In my career as a coach, I have adapted constantly.

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If everyone thinks the other guy will do it, this just does not help.

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I prefer to give value to the players I have and try to be positive.

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I think as a coach, as a player, you are always what you are from the experiences you have had and what…

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I'm very demanding, I think the best way to achieve a good future is to be focused on the present, do our…

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If an opportunity came up again in Russia then I would have to say no but if it was somewhere else then…

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All of us have different responsibilities and I have to accept mine. I have to work on these problems we have.

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I don't give more importance if we are playing in the Premier League, Carabao Cup or FA Cup.

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To think only about the present is the way to achieve a better future as well.

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That fans feel like participants. That's the ultimate aim of a football team.

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I have different reactions in different moments. I don't keep all the time the same attitude.

Attitude

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I don't want to waste time waiting to see what happens. I want to look for something, to look for a way…

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What I can say is that, in my opinion, Unai is one of the best coaches in the world, not only in…

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I can honestly say my time at Leeds has been an enriching experience, and the human qualities of Victor Orta have been…

Enriching experience

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We try to take care of all the players, to look for what we think is better for them. We try to…

Care

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With young players, you have to have patience and trust that within the inconsistencies, you have a player in your hands for…

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I spend 12 hours a day at the training ground and, apart from speaking to my family on the phone and watching…

Day

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My vision has to be young players that we can develop to build a better team. My objective is not to develop…

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I don't like it when you change the side, or give the chance to other players, and your decision means you are…

Chance

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For me, all the games are important.

Games

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I don't relax. I live stressed; I feel the stress inside.

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I don't like to complain about the players I don't have.

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You need fans to identify with you, for there to be a synergy.

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I'm not one for putting up barriers.

Barriers

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Results are a consequence of the way you play.

Consequence

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I try to take care of all my players the same way.

Care

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The fans want to win matches. If you win playing well, it is better.

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I think anyone who says they don't have to adapt is lying.

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