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Portrait of Will Carling

Will Carling

(1965) Rugby Union Player

7 quotes in 40 categories

Will Carling is a rugby union player, best known for The way to win.

Quick Facts About Will Carling

Born: December 12, 1965
Profession: Rugby Union Player
Notable works: The way to win

About Will Carling

William David Charles Carling is an English former rugby union player. He was England's youngest captain, aged 22, and won 72 caps from 1988 to 1996, captaining England 59 times. Under his captaincy, England won Five Nations Grand Slams in 1991, 1992 and 1995, and reached the 1991 World Cup final.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Will Carling

I certainly look at the modern guys and think they are a different species to when we played. They are fitter and…

Conditioning

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We're going to tear those boys apart.

Boys

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If the game is run properly as a professional game, you do not need 57 old farts running rugby.

Fart

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Success in management and success in sport are derived from the same basic principles.

Management

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This work is the result of a meeting of minds from two of the most successful men in their respective fields.

Fields

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People have to understand how important it is for the players to let off steam, switch off and relax.

Important

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People complain professional sportsmen are locked away but when they get out and enjoy themselves, people have a go.

Complaining

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