Carlo Ancelotti Quotes

If I'm mad or showing my frustration, the whole team's gonna be like that, techs, and people are going to go down. So I just try to keep the even keel. That's why I don't get too high or too low. I've been playing like that my whole life. It's just natural for me.

I am not the type of person who lets the pressure get to him. I try to see it as my friend. I align with it to calm me down.

Every now and then I get angry, but fortunately, when I do, it's like watching a little dog try to attack something - it's something I'm not very good at.

Football is an emotional game, and that is why we love it, but part of the work I have to do is to control that emotion both for me and my players.

I can go home and be mad, but I have to stay upbeat and stay positive for my team and do anything I can to help them win.

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.

As a coach or manager, if it was something that had to be done I'd be comfortable doing it but I'd still be true to myself. I wouldn't turn into a madman or start throwing teacups and screaming.

As you develop relationships in your team you have to learn how your teammates react to being yelled at or how to put your arm around them and show them how to do things. You have to build those relationships up and understand who that person is and how they respond and choose your way to lead them to hopefully help everyone out.

I don't want to bring my personal issues to the field during game time. I don't want to take focus from anybody else.

If someone drops a catch, and I get angry, will that catch come back to us? It won't. Therefore, it is better to be cool, because that helps in better performance.

It's what happens in other major championships - I just lose my head a little bit.

I don't really let the pressure get to me.

Having nerves and feeling the pressure just gets you focused and gets your concentration level where it needs to be. I harness that nervous energy into a positive way.

You are very easily exasperated, my dear. If you're a leaf trembling on a wide, deep river, relax and ride the current. It's always worked for me, I assure you.

Sure, one can always get the students to relax and be happy - entertained, but although being laid back and relax can also lead to creativity, mostly it means that nothing much gets done.

The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk.

Good planning is important. I've also regarded a sense of humor as one of the most important things on a big expedition. When you're in a difficult or dangerous situation, or when you're depressed about the chances of success, someone who can make you laugh eases the tension.

When people around me are getting rattled, I may just close my eyes and do a breathing exercise.

I think of myself as a producer who tries to bring the best out of everyone, whether that be an artist, songwriter or a publicist.

I think the biggest thing was that I was putting pressure on myself leading up to Beijing. Now I am learning how to take that pressure off and seeing this as an incredible opportunity, but not like, 'I absolutely have to medal.'

If the coach is good, I don't think a psychologist is needed.

I also think stress is related to control. When you're in charge of your life, you tend to not care about losing control of things that don't really matter like traffic jams.

Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I'm no different.

Anger is a good motivator.

You can have great players, but if they don't want to be coached, what are you going to do?