Ara Parseghian Quotes

As a coach, you're like a teacher. You don't give the players their talent. God gives them talent, but you can give them knowledge, and you can give them information.

Sometimes I look at myself and think: have I been too hard in terms of pushing and challenging the players? But I only think about that for five minutes and then I say I am doing okay because they need to be pushed and challenged.

The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are.

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.

There is power in helping people get excited about what they do and inspiring and motivating them to unleash their full potential.

Really, coaching is simplicity. It's getting players to play better than they think that they can.

When Coach Belichick comes up to you during a game and says something to you, that's great.

I am not a usual coach: it doesn't matter for me who are scoring the goals.

Mauricio always tries to give you the opportunity to keep improving. I think that's his main quality, that he always wants you to be the best, and I think that affects a lot of players.

As I have evolved as a coach, I was a guy who was all about the game and a person who focused on the wins and losses.

Arsene knows what he wants and knows how to get the best out of you - that is why he gets such an impressive response from his players.

It was Martin O'Neill who said, 'You're a central midfielder.' He put faith into players. He was very clever at getting into players' heads, leaving little remarks to make me believe more. The players at Villa all moved up another level under him.

You shouldn't get into coaching unless you care about the people you're leading.

I wanted to give back to football what it's given me. So, I decided, 'I'm going to be a coach.'

The players is what I enjoy, the training ground, making players better and believing in themselves because you can make a difference.

I try to see what the players can do and not what they can't do.

I've always enjoyed the coaching side, working with young players, trying to improve them and to make them not only see football different but to see life differently.

I've always tried to grow people rather than cricketers.

Harry Redknapp is a fantastic manager. He knows how to talk to players. You need that belief from your own manager. He tells you just to go out there and do your thing. That is what Harry has got more than anyone else.

I've always been a point guard, so being a coach on the floor, I've had to connect with every one of my teammates and find ways to motivate them, find ways to build them up.

The best thing you do as a coach is develop an environment where these guys can have some success. Vince Lombardi was that way. He cared about these guys not only as football players but also as men.

As head coach, I try to give clear role clarity, instil structure and create an environment in which players can excel.

A good coach will come in ra, ra, ra and rejig the whole set-up. That might work for a year or 18 months but isn't sustainable. A great coach has the ability to get the best out of his players without the ra, ra, ra stuff.

Klopp knows how to motivate players. He speaks to them individually, gets their confidence up, makes them believe and grow in quality. He makes his players feel happy. And they then take that happiness onto the field. He builds that into them.

The successful leader does not talk down to people. He lifts them up.