Ability Quote by John Brodie

Performance comes only when there is confidence. And for a player, his confidence increases if he knows his team-mates are confident of him, the…

— Anil Kumble

A coach once told me there are four factors that determine a players' performance: his tactical awareness, his physical condition, his technical ability and…

— Gary Neville

What distinguishes a great player is his presence. When he goes on to the court, his presence dominates the atmosphere.

— Bill Russell

To play well, you need good players, but a good player almost always has the problem of a lack of efficiency. He always wants…

— Johan Cruijff

When I was a young player, I would look at players and think, he does this well, and try and pick up good points…

— Richard Gough

The sign of a great player is how much he elevates his colleagues' performance.

— Phil Jackson

Any footballer who understands space and time and positioning can become a better player because he knows how to receive the ball alone with…

— Quique Setien

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

— Warren Gatland

Every good, successful player, especially an attacking player, has a well-developed sense of space and time.

— Thomas Muller

Enormous self-belief, intuition, the ability to take a risk at a critical moment and go in for a very dangerous play with counter-chances for…

— Garry Kasparov

If a player is not interfering with play or seeking to gain an advantage, then he should be.

— Bill Shankly

The sign of a great player is not how much he scores, but how much he lifts his teammates performance

— Red Holzman