David Moyes Quotes

I know myself that I am a manager who really gives young players a chance when they deserve it.

I would like to involve and love to work with young players.

Each group and each youngster is different. As a leader or coach, you get to know what they need.

The goal of my Foundation is to give young people a chance to better themselves and establish a base for a successful future.

One of the jobs of a manager is to instill confidence, pump confidence into your people. And when you've got somebody who's raring to go and you can smell it and feel it, give 'em that shot.

The book is actually called 'A Mentor Leader, a Different Way to Lead.' It really talks about my experience in the way I tried lead our football team, things that I learned from, basically, the coaches that I played for and my parents about leadership. And it is a little bit different, counter to maybe what society says about great leaders.

Whenever senior players are missing, its ideal for youngsters to avail of these opportunities.

Guardiola improved me a lot as a footballer. He taught me a lot of things, and that's why, in every interview I'm asked, I always say the same thing: He is the best manager that I have worked with.

I believe you have to take care of the kids from the youth team, the ones coming through, and people like Butragueno know how to do that.

I had many good managers: Wim Jansen, Martin O'Neill, Frank Rijkaard, and Alex Ferguson, to name just a few.

When we talk my biggest influence, I have to say Van Gaal. He threw me in the deep end.

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 want to do some coaching, maybe a couple of days a week, and start building up slowly - find out my philosophy, how I like to play and things like that. I want to be a coach now and eventually I want to be a manager.

Hopefully I'll be a GM one day, or even a coach, teaching the game to the young guys.

I enjoy seeing young players given the opportunity and then perform and go on to have fulfilling careers.

You never stop learning in football management and I certainly believe the invaluable experience from my time as Villa manager will prove hugely beneficial in the next stage of my managerial career.

I'm a Prince of Wales Trust ambassador, so I'm all about giving youth an education, a voice and a chance to not take the wrong road.

People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.

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

I love doing what I do. I'm a born mentor. I've launched so many people's careers. I worked hard.

One of my greatest talents is recognizing talent in others and giving them the forum to shine.

I find young kids. I enjoy coaching and enjoy making them better players.

Coaches coach guys on the field. I get to spend time with practice squad receivers and tight ends or a young center who's always inactive on Sundays... I feel really good about having an impact on those guys and their careers.

I worked at a daycare for a couple of years going through high school and college. I did youth sports camps. I ran all the camps through my college.

I always thought I could do a good job coaching, but the opportunities have not presented themselves.