Rafael Benitez Quotes

My dad just wants me to dedicate myself to playing and to focus on the ball.

I just concentrate on my performance and the football.

The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more concentration.

It's all about work when you reach up, tap in and step on that field. You don't mess around when you go through that gate.

In football, I need full concentration even though I really enjoy it.

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.

Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football.

The discipline required for athletics carried through to writing. You call it obsession. I call it discipline. By the way, I see nothing wrong with that.

I think the most rewarding part of the job, and I think most coaches would say it, is practice. If you have it, a very good practice in which you have 12 guys participate, and they can really get something out of it, lose themselves in practice.

Having been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls give up to join forces and compete.

To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice.

I was lucky enough when it came to sports and work ethic to be taught some basics that continue to be important.

I've always really just liked football, and I've always devoted a lot of time to it. When I was a kid, my friends would call me to go out with them, but I would stay home because I had practice the next day.

There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when I went to college there was Robert Hill who took me there and he showed me what hard work and determination would do if you put forth the effort and you take a little time.

And, you know, you try and preach to them there's more to this game than just walking up to home plate, swinging the bat, fielding a ground ball. There's some dedication in it, some love you've got to put into this work.

Do the day's work.

My father pushed me to be a footballer. At every opportunity, he took me with him to play football. He came with me to matches.

At the end of the day, you've got a job to do, and that's playing football.

I just come to training, work hard, go home, prepare for the game, then play.

There's something about majors where I just focus a lot more. Obviously, I need to do that more often.

When you're on the pitch, you give 100 percent to win the game.

At the end of the day, I play baseball, and I don't let anything else get in my head.

I had to make baseball work. I threw myself into it.

I'm just focused playing 100% as best as I can at my club.

I have always stayed focused, working to the fullest.