Chris Coleman Quotes

You can't just beat a team, you have to leave a lasting impression in their minds so they never want to see you again.

There is something fundamental about Leo in terms of what he transmits to the supporters and what he transmits to the opposition when he starts to run at you. And I speak from experience.

People have to fear England and not want to play us. The only way of doing that is to play at a high tempo and win games.

I like the fact that when I check in the game, the other players start getting nervous. The other team gets nervous. I like that.

There are so many good players in the NBA, and I just want to be at the top of the talent pool. I want opposing coaches and players to fear me.

If teams play Bayern, they bring another attitude to the pitch than if they play teams who are not Bayern.

The best evaluation I can make of a player is to look in his eyes and see how scared they are.

I like to think I'm pretty smart with what I was able to do academically, but whenever I get on the field I turn into the Incredible Hulk and I am unstoppable.

It's easy to see why pitchers respect McGwire. If you hit behind him, they're saying that they don't respect you. You have to change their thinking.

It helps if the hitter thinks you're a little crazy.

When people know I wrote 'Thelma and Louise,' they don't want to mess with me.

On certain plays and situations I feel like I have the advantage. But sometimes I just have to not think about the size of the guy in front of me.

I used slam dunking as a tool for intimidation.

Punisher is scary; he should be scary.

I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win.

Every great batter works on the theory that the pitcher is more afraid of him than he is of the pitcher.

As athletes, when you find something that gets to someone you have to press their buttons.

I would want to change my name to Sachin Tendulkar if I could do it. He has tons of records; I am not even close to him. He is called as the 'God,' and who would not want to be a God in this mortal world?

There is no point in winning contests if you can't leave mental scars on the minds of the opposition teams.

When you go against the best... a lot of series are won on fear factor or the non-belief. When you have that non-belief, then you have no chance.

Obviously, once you've won a World Cup, your mentality and responsibilities change. I'm not saying we now feel superior every time we play. But we do believe that, with our way of playing, we can achieve great things. We absolutely want to win it, as doing so would mean this generation has won every title possible.

Definitely, I got a reputation growing up playing on the guys' hockey teams. The guys knew how tough I was because I played with them. I got quite a good reputation for beating up boys going up through school.

I used to come out and say I was targeting certain players in the opposition team, particularly players I had had success against in the past: Gary Kirsten, Brian Lara and Michael Atherton, for example. It is a mental part of the game.

I'd have signed for Real in a heartbeat. They're a club with more glamour than Milan; more prospects, more appeal, more everything. They strike fear in their opponents, whoever they happen to be.

In recent years, Ronaldo is the example: wherever you put him in the attacking three, he's going to make an impact and the opposition are going to fear him. Being a constant threat, that's what I need to develop.