Antonio Conte Quotes

You want a coach who is going to push you and be strong and be in your corner when it's tough, but sometimes you have coaches who think they are more important than the players. That's where the conflicts come.

If you're a coach, and you don't have trust with players, you've got no chance, and your credibility is zero. And that's why it's so important to tell them the truth. If you have something that you're upset about, tell them the truth. If they're doing something wrong, tell them the truth.

Developing better people should be the number one goal for any coach when dealing with kids. In trying to develop better people, we are going to develop more and better pros.

If I can understand them better as a person then I can understand how to make them a better player too.

I need to go play the right way, listen to LeBron and be a sponge and try to soak up what he's going to tell me.

Mourinho helped me grow. He taught me to be patient, to keep fighting, and to respect the coach's decisions. He helped me mature and turned me into a man.

I've got the best coaches in the world. I've got confidence in them, and they've got confidence in me.

Three years under Saban changed me. He's the best coach in the world at what he does.

It takes a special individual to be a coach to pay attention to all that bad stuff and keep people accountable.

If there is a really good player at U16 level who disrespects the coach, if you then say: 'You can go somewhere else then. That is not how we do things here.' That would be powerful.

I've always been a point guard, so being a coach on the floor, I've had to connect with every one of my teammates and find ways to motivate them, find ways to build them up.

As head coach, I try to give clear role clarity, instil structure and create an environment in which players can excel.

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

Coaches have told me I can help the team much more if I don't talk, if I don't moan.

Players respond to coaches who really have their best interests at heart.

I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation.

During this period at the Department of Education, my working relationship with Judge Thomas was positive.

I got even with all the bad management I had by being a good manager.

As a captain, I think it's important that the players really know who you are and what you stand for, what your beliefs are, and to be consistent in those if things are going good or things are going bad.

I haven't raised my voice for eight to 10 years in the kitchen. And I won't have anybody shouting. If I hear of anybody having a go at anyone else, they'll get disciplined.

Basically, a manager is a father figure to 20 or 25 blokes. It's about trying to get the best out of them and creating team spirit.

I talked to the players and tried to make them aware of what was good and bad, but I didn't try to run their lives.

To be successful in coaching you have to treat your team like a family. The leader needs backing from everyone.

Break not the will of the young, but guide it to right ends.

I always talk to all the crew. I always make it pleasant. I always nurture a relationship that makes people feel like they're important, like they're a part of the collaboration. I feel that way about the young actors on set. I don't talk to them like I'm the mentor; I talk to them like they're my peers. And I learned that from Meryl Streep.