Warren Gatland

Sometimes you have to put your balls on the line.

— Warren Gatland

If you play the game and you think about coaching, you should know it's about listening to people and learning.

— Warren Gatland

For me coaching was all about being involved, and taking the best qualities from the coaches I had as a player and…

— Warren Gatland

When you beat England at Twickenham you don't feel the need to make changes to a winning side, but there are areas…

— Warren Gatland

A lot of coaching is about results and if you don't get the right results, you're going to get criticism, but if…

— Warren Gatland

As a coach, I want players to challenge me, to question me and ask why we're doing a certain thing, so they…

— Warren Gatland

Coaching is about not being afraid to be challenged and, above all, trying to enjoy the experience.

— Warren Gatland

The attitude in terms of how players work both on and off the field has a massive impact on us as coaches…

— Warren Gatland

My aim is to create a happy environment where the players are working hard, but enjoying themselves. You've got to enjoy yourself,…

— Warren Gatland

Attitude is really important to me and I talk about that with the players. Often players don't realise that if they've missed…

— Warren Gatland

There's no better feeling than sitting on the team bus travelling to the Millennium Stadium knowing that the team will be playing…

— Warren Gatland

We've all seen talented young players who get to a certain level but there comes a point where that talent will only…

— Warren Gatland

Rugby has always been a game for all shapes and sizes. You have the superstars and the fast guys who score the…

— Warren Gatland

I get on well with people and I have really good relationships with the other coaches around me. I don't know everything…

— Warren Gatland

There are times when players have got to feel that if they work hard and they give everything, they get the carrot,…

— Warren Gatland

In some ways the players are no different to kids as you've got to set boundaries and you've got to work within…

— Warren Gatland

Whereas a good player might do something really good in a game, a great player might do something two or three times…

— Warren Gatland

Gethin Jenkins is one of the best loose-head props in the world. He hits up to 40 rucks a game, makes at…

— Warren Gatland

Having a social appetite for knowledge and wanting to develop and improve as a coach is important, but I believe in empowering…

— Warren Gatland