Coach Quotes

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 the stadiums, the atmosphere, the conditions and also the difficulties of a tournament which simulated the World Cup format.

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 joy that you can create. Football hasn't always been appreciated, and luckily our football is appreciated now, at all levels of society.

Spain used to be very individualistic in its sporting activities. Now we are showing we are pretty good in teams - that is an improvement.

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 look after what is our sport, football.

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 has some validity. But the economists always speak in conditionals - what a mess.

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 all day.

I think it is important to help our country's image outside of Spain.

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 coach - you may call this Utopia - to make Catalans and Basques feel good about supporting a Spanish side... to unite even the most sectarian and nationalist.

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 now realise we must protect it and look after it. I was speaking about football, what it means. It is our profession, it has been our lives, and we must take care of it a little.

I didn't really want to be the coach who wins but the coach who educates.

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 up in good conduct.

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; intellectually, because you have to learn a new language and adapt to another culture, and on a footballing level too.

A leader is admired, a boss is feared.

Texas has arguably the most extreme separation between the well off and everyday people in the United States.

Playing for Yogi is like playing for your father; playing for Billy is like playing for your father-in-law.

My bones are as hard as a rock. Every time I have a biopsy, the doctors are doing hand exercises a week, ten days out.

It's what you've been a part of for so long. I don't think I can watch a game without an interest in who wins.

I'm going to try to enjoy the All-Star break, hope my players reflect on what happened the first half of the season, come back with a different attitude, try to find our solution on how to win it.

I'm a fair manager, put it that way. I like to be fair with the players, but there's a time for discipline.

I know what I have to do and I plan to do it. It's a good time to get it done and get it behind me. It's treatable, so why not treat it now? My family will give me comfort but I have to do this alone.

Winning is the science of being totally prepared.

When we get to the future, I'll determine the future.

Try not to do too many things at once. Know what you want, the number one thing today and tomorrow. Persevere and get it done.

The tougher the job, the greater the reward.

The street to obscurity is paved with athletes who can perform great feats before friendly crowds.

The achiever is the only individual who is truly alive.

Persevere and get it done.

Leisure time is that five or six hours when you sleep at night.

If you want to catch more fish, use more hooks.

Success is what you do with your ability. It's how you use your talent.