Pep Guardiola Quotes

Captains need to lead well and play within the laws of the game. There cannot be any compromise on that count.

As a manager, the more consistent you are, the better off you are. It's easy to be up when things go well. When things don't go well, the players will follow your lead. So you have to be consistent and upbeat, which takes some work sometimes.

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.

In managers, I look for people who can get things done through other people. The most important thing for a good manager is that the people on his team feel like he or she has integrity.

All my best players have been really good guys, which means I can coach them.

What I like about Scolari is his personality. He is a firm guy in his words - if you are not playing well, you'll be benched, but if you are benched and training well, then you will get your opportunity.

We're not in the business of making doorknobs. We're in the business of people. There are things you have to do these days as a coach and as a teacher to deal with the modern athlete.

I'm really pumped about this opportunity to be with Coach Gase... with his mind and ability to lead a team. He's a good dude.

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

I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager and never, ever your uniform.

You've got to coach worrying about your entire team: whether that gets you a championship or whether that gets you fired. I think it allows you to coach free. You're coaching with freedom because you know you're doing what you think is right.

A good leader must be fair.

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.

In the end, as a manager or coach, you have to keep your heart pure and do your best as a manager or a coach.

Tom Coughlin is great with the players and he is what you see with the media. He's a good guy and he's a fun guy, but at the same time he's a serious guy when it comes to winning and it comes to football.

My thing was play as hard as you can, don't be stupid, pay attention to details, and have enough guts in the clutch that you're not afraid to make a play. Some things I thought were important for a young man to know.

You have got to boss scrums. The players need to know what you want them to adhere to. Then it is up to them to decide whether they are adhering to that or not.

I think there are a lot of good people, a lot of good football guys in the NFL.

In football, like in life, you must learn to play within the rules of the game.

Being the vice-captain, you see a lot of things on the field. You have to try and help the captain as much as you can and lead by example on the field. Small things like getting a run-out or taking a catch makes the other boys try and lift their standards. So yes, I do have an important role, even if I'm not captain.

The moral values I've learnt in my life I've learnt through football.

If a player's not doing the things he should, put him on the bench. He'll come around.

I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don't criticize a teammate. Never be late.

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.

True basketball coaches are great teachers and you do not humiliate, you do not physically go after, you do not push or shove, you do not berate, if you are a true coach. If you humiliate or curse them, that won't do it. Coaches like that are not coaches.