Mauro Icardi Quotes

I want to see if the player communicates with his teammates and how he responds to coaching. Another thing to remember is players' bodies can develop better than their skills.

You can't say somebody is a bust if they're making plays and running to the ball.

It is very easy to make athletes, and it is very difficult to make rugby players with that rugby instinct. I would like to think I have got a bit of rugby instinct and have become more of a rugby athlete along the way.

The key thing with any football player is, what can he do when he gets on the field.

I can evaluate a player in a very short period of time because I'm very close to that game, very educated in that game and played the game for a long, long time. I wasn't just a guy with talent. I learned a lot about the game.

A lot of coaches have come up to me and liked the way I played.

I don't think I was a fine game coach. I'm trying to be honest. I think I was a good practice coach.

I feel like, at any given time, if I'm not playing my best football, if I'm not taking coaching points, if I'm not doing things right out there on the field, I feel I can be covered by anyone.

Whenever I'm on the field, I'm another guy.

I was not a very good football player. My coach hated me - I don't know why, I guess it's probably because I wasn't very talented.

I feel like I am a good player.

I've always been strong physically and I think for a player what happens off the field is even more important.

Everybody knows that I can play defense. I've showed at times that I can score, but I just think they want to know, 'How consistent are you in your moves?'

You can look at every game, some where I've been a defensive player and others where I've had an impact.

You don't know a player until you coach him.

Physically I was not strong enough to play at Celtic and I know myself it was not my best time as a football player, for sure.

It's all about putting the best team together - not just in the front office but the players on the field.

I played football for a team called the East Dragons on the east side of town. We only had six regular season games. And six games I played tail back and I had 18 touchdowns in six games. That's when I knew I had some athletic ability.

Ninety percent of hockey is mental and the other half is physical.

When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing.

Baseball gives a growing boy self poise and self reliance.

I'm a running coach and I am going to continue to run, but I would hope that we are better defensively.

There is still a lot of football in me and I enjoy watching the players go out there and be the best players they can possibly be.

Some guys practice like all-Americans but they can't play!

That's how I judge a quarterback: Either you make plays or you don't. I don't even want to talk about mechanics.