Willian Quotes

Really, coaching is simplicity. It's getting players to play better than they think that they can.

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.

With good coaching, proper motivation and the right club structure with organic growth, you can achieve an awful lot in football.

A happy player is a good player, I think.

Getting the best out of your best players gets the best out of the team.

The players is what I enjoy, the training ground, making players better and believing in themselves because you can make a difference.

I am a special footballer, and I need to be happy when I'm playing.

Believe me, you need good people if you want to make good players.

The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are.

Understanding motivation is one of the most important things we can do in our lives, because it has such a bearing on why we do the things we do and whether we enjoy them or not.

Sport fosters many things that are good; teamwork and leadership.

Football changed my life and it gave me a platform to get out my aggression and it gave me a sense of value.

Being happy outside the pool means fast swimming in the pool.

The thing is, don't get me wrong, I still love scoring and I hate to lose but now I see myself more as making players play better. Sometime you do what you have to do and you have to perform, that is still there, but in my mind I am thinking about making the guys around me play better and that is never an easy thing to do.

I'm sure Mourinho will make me a better player and a better person.

I think the coaches have to play a big role in the players' development.

I am not a usual coach: it doesn't matter for me who are scoring the goals.

I want to play and be happy. I am not happy being on the bench, like most players.

Man-management is my biggest asset, to help the players enjoy themselves and be better than they already are.

How can I be a great football player when you're not happy with yourself?

I have a very English coaching philosophy.

I went into coaching never worrying about what I was coaching for other than trying to make sure that I can prepare my team, select my team, have an amazing staff around me.

I'm training at Alliance because they encourage me, and they motivate me, and they try to build on my uniqueness as a fighter, as an athlete.

Martin O'Neill has definitely got the best out of me.

Welcome to the world we live in as coaches. You've got to figure out what you can do best and better to get these kids a chance to be successful. I think that comes through a lot of things - confidence, improvement, recruiting.