We concern ourselves with finding some spell, potion, gadget or magic program to give us the 1% edge over our competitors – when getting the basics, the other 99%, right is the actual problem! Gambetta 2006
When after a third of the Italian championship, nine coaches have lost their jobs, who is the coach that wants to innovate? The Serie A coach does not want to innovate, he wants to survive. Mourinho 2009
Simply repeating what you have always done and expecting a different result is the first sign of insanity. Einstein
The best way to predict your future is to create it
If we did all we were capable of doing, we would literally astonish ourselves – Edison
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take – Wayne Gretzky
Even is you are on the right track, you will get run over if you stand still. Rogers
You are not born a winner or born a loser. You are what you make yourself to me.
Energy and persistence conquer all things
Success in life is a matter not so much of talent and opportunity as of concentrations and perseverance
Never neglect an opportunity to improve yourself
If I find 10,000 ways something wont work, I haven’t failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward. Edison
“In fact at half time, I took Leo aside and told him I wanted a goal from him, that came from his heart. He scored that goal with his heart.”
“Gentlemen, if you lose today you will continue to be the best in the world – but if you win today you will be eternal.”
We have to be bold, I want us to go out and do things, not sit and wait for them to happen. We have to show what we can do and that we deserve to win the title. We need to be brave and to go out and look to play because that is one of the reasons why we have been so successful.”
“It is that factor that I want this team to be known for while I am coach.” Pep Guardiola
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anyone else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. – Dame Kelly Holmes
When you believe in yourself and the people you surround yourself with, winning is inevitable. – Jose Mourinho
“Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it.”
T. Alan Armstrong