Kelvin Sampson Quotes

It's wonderful being out on that pitch, being able to play there, with the fans supporting us. It's hard to describe, to be honest, when the team is playing well, when the supporters are chanting and singing their songs, when they are really behind the team.

If you have people invested emotionally in the success of their team, that usually translates to strong attendance.

Fans have their own idea about who to hire; that's what makes football great.

Fandom can keep something alive, and fandom can take it down.

The fans have a fundamental part to play at the club and their support has to be the foundation of everything.

The only thing that we cannot control is our supporters.

I'm a Cub fan, and I sit up here and I know when we have a good team, I know when we're struggling, and it affects me just like any other fan, and I just happen to show it on the radio. I can't help it.

We have always had great and loyal fans in Oakland.

I'd rather have 1000 of our fans than 10,000 Kid Rock fans!

As far as our fans are concerned, I'm the only one who counts; along with my teammates, obviously.

There are always going to be encounters that you kind of wish went differently. But the average fan really isn't fanatical.

You look around baseball and when things go south, that type of fan apathy happens.

Once you declare your loyalty to a team, every person who doesn't support that team, it's their job to ruin you, to tell you you're an idiot and to tell you that you made the wrong choice.

The Orioles made me. I didn't make the Orioles.

I think, as an owner, you really want to do the team right, the fans right, and the community right and build a winning organization.

Go to a Cubs game and see how many people are in the stands, because when you can't win, nobody cares anymore.

My worry is to try to improve my players, to work with them, to find the best solution for the club, and to give satisfaction to the fans because they deserve the best.

Having the team with leaders - John Terry is one, Gareth Barry is a leader - is very, very important. These players helped me a lot.

When does every fan like the manager?

If the owner wants to support the team, that's okay. If the owner can be on the pitch and score a couple of goals, it would be better!

Arsenal have good fans but not that passionate since they moved from Highbury to the Emirates.

As a manager, you know you're going to take the brickbats from other clubs and their fans. But I do enjoy making my own fans happy.

That's one thing you can never go wrong as an athlete, try to connect with the fans.

At most grounds you're not particularly conscious of the crowd but in Cardiff, with the roof closed against a good Welsh team, the noise is impossible to ignore. It can be loud enough to put you off your game and the Welsh undoubtedly possess some of the most passionate fans in the world.

I respect the opinion of the fans because their love is important, but when the things don't go well, they have to support the players because we all want the best for Madrid.