Vicente del Bosque Quotes
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A leader is admired, a boss is feared.
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I just wanted to defend football, which is not always easy to do. Those of us who have been in the sport so many years…
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We must look after football and to do what it is necessary to bring to the game the best ethical values and personal behaviour.
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Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You can't be angry…
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I didn't really want to be the coach who wins but the coach who educates.
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I think it is important to help our country's image outside of Spain.
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Spain used to be very individualistic in its sporting activities. Now we are showing we are pretty good in teams - that is an improvement.
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We are in a world that is quite extremist and extremism makes more noise. Normality does not sell.
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As with Cesc Fabregas, some players who go and play for foreign clubs improve on a cultural level. It makes them grow on many levels;…
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I realised that the political context had got worse since the 2010 World Cup. I tried to ignore it but I wanted, as a national…
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No one knows anything about economics. It's the great lie of the economists. By contrast in football people might have contrasting opinions, each of which…
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Sometimes people say that coach is a winner, but everyone wants to win. You must know how to behave in victory and in defeat, to…
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The certainty that our football, the football of Spain, is recognised, that's very important to us - perhaps more important than the successes and the…
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The Confederations Cup is interesting. It served Spain very well to take part and then go on to win the 2010 World Cup. We knew…
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If I were a player, I would like to be like Busquets.
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Football has an important role to play in society. Players should have a sense of social responsibility, have a moral dimension to them which shows…
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