Chris Coleman Quotes

Imran never lost faith in us as players, individually and as a team, and that gave us the confidence to win. He was a leader par excellence, and Pakistan have seen none like him.

Throughout my entire life, I've always been a captain. I was the captain of my high school team. I was the captain at Oklahoma State University. I was the captain of the 2008 Olympic team.

Diego Costa always gives us physical and moral strength. He is a very important player for the character he transmits to the team, and his potential as a football player.

All the way through the youth ranks at Sao Paulo, I've always been the captain.

I think it was everything about him: his work ethic, his desire to be the best football player that he can be. He just woke up and he was just Ray Lewis, so he did pretty much everything great. He was a great teammate.

We've been working our tail off and lead by that example.

The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than the players do.

I mean, you have to be able - you have to have made the commitment within yourself to do whatever it takes to get the job done and to try to inspire other people to do it, because obviously the first rule is you can't do it by yourself.

When you see a guy play hard, it's kind of like you want to follow him.

The passion, toughness and determination that you display on a daily basis is an inspiration for myself and for all of my teammates and all the people that wear 'Cleveland' across their chest.

He's a great champion. I can tell you that I was amazed by Drogba - he's a great person.

Kohli is a huge addition to the side not just because of his batting but with his attitude as well. He lifts everyone on the field. There is so much passion in his cricket.

When I look back at my basketball career, I want to say I tried to inspire as much as I could.

Zidane is a leader in the dressing room. His personality is going to make him very successful.

Tevez is an absolutely world-class player. But what surprised me more than anything is the way he sacrifices himself to help the team. He works like a mule!

I would like to be remembered as the guy who worked hard every night and set an example for the other guys in the locker room and girls in the locker room.

Why was Effenberg a leader, because he was outspoken? Or because he had a certain presence on the pitch? When that's the criteria, OK, then maybe I have a different definition of what a leader is.

The energy I bring, the passion I bring, it's infectious. You can ask anybody on that Oklahoma staff. That's what I bring to the table.

I mean, as a coach, as a leader of an organization, you represent your fan base and everybody that works and all that, and that's passion.

It hurts me that Puyol is leaving Barcelona, and I wish him well. For me, he was always the fire that the team needed.

The leadership of Christine Rampone goes without saying. She is the definition of a what a leader is.

Gerrard is passionate, and he leads from the front. At times, he has lifted Liverpool to great wins almost single-handedly.

It's a great feeling to be captaining the Sunrisers team. It's really an honour for me, and I am looking forward to do the job.

I always wanted to captain the teams I played in.

I've been playing basketball for a long time, so I know when the energy isn't there and I need to step up and get the team going.