Naby Keita Quotes

The Olympic Games must not be an end in itself, they must be a means of creating a vast programme of physical education and sports competitions for all young people.

If you play sports, use sports. So many of our kids get used by the game and then get nothing out of it. Use it as a tool to open up other doors that you want to open in life.

I think one of the most difficult things for anyone who's played baseball is to accept the fact that maybe the players today are playing just as well as ever.

I didn't really want to be the coach who wins but the coach who educates.

I find young kids. I enjoy coaching and enjoy making them better players.

I want to do what I can to give the next generation of athletes added advantages in the game.

Today's Little Leaguers, and there are millions of them each year, pick up how to hit and throw and field just by watching games on TV. By the time they're out of high school, the good ones are almost ready to play professional ball.

My dad was my coach in baseball and early on in basketball, so playing baseball was something we always did.

We started with that, basically to help kids, and then we created a pole vault school, which is part of the club and exists to this day. The club and school exist.

I want to work with kids and help develop them, show them the right way, the right morals and attitude into how to become a better footballer. Australia has many different cultures but I'd like to bring in the indigenous style, bring their competitiveness, athleticism and raw ability into the frame.

A coach, especially at a college level - much more at a college or high school level, than at a pro level - you're more of a teacher than an actual coach.

My dad was my first coach and drove me extremely hard from a very young age.

My main objective is to prepare candidates for professional baseball; however, the majority of our graduates will go home as much better qualified amateurs.

Major League Baseball is a national institution and we take our responsibilities seriously when it comes to how the game affects the lives of American youth.

Sport was an integral part of school life. The most influential teachers were not necessarily the PE teachers, but the teachers who helped me in sport because they had an understanding of what you were going through.

The important thing for the future is that our schools and clubs have more and better coaches and teachers to ensure that all that enthusiasm, spirit and talent is harnessed and developed.

From the age of seven, I basically started practicing my hand-eye and foot coordination, balance, strength, endurance, discipline, and mental toughness three days a week until I was about 15.

My generation put in a lot more hours playing football after school than kids today. These days, all the football these kids play, they play at their clubs, so the clubs need to work seriously on the basic skills.

For years, we have had many coaches in football, but there are no teachers anymore. And you see that in the play itself.

I've given many lessons in many sports over the years to many different people.

No Indian wants their sports persons to get left behind or any particular sports to get left behind.

Chinese players are not as naturally skilled like South American or European players, like players who learned football when they were kids. They're not good.

I've always wanted to have some sort of academy or program that links education and basketball.

Of course that's Ajax development, giving young players a chance.

We are making strides in educating our athletes.