Garfield Sobers Quotes

As a 26-year-old player I had tried to understand why I was doing certain things and why the coach was telling me to do certain things. I started to view myself as a coach would.

I keep trying to bring a more professional approach to New Zealand cricket. It's an uphill battle. I stay in the game because I find it intriguing and interesting. I'm not interested in coaching international sides. I don't mind short-term coaching. I don't want to get involved in the politics of teams.

There are three types of pitchers you have to deal with. Some, you just have to tell what town they're in, remind them where they are. Some, you remind them about mechanics, and some, you have to bust their tail. You have to make them your friend and have them trust you.

Teaching players during practices was what coaching was all about to me.

When you start the game, coaches will tell you to do stuff in a particular way, and kids do that. But the moment you start first-class cricket, the coach needs to tell you, 'Try this, try that,' instead of, 'Do this, do that.' If you feel comfortable, you can take it; otherwise, leave it.

There are small things that every coach brings when they go to a new team. Like, you need to press this way or the other way.

The art of coaching is to give a player freedom to bring out his talent. It is the player's responsibility for what happens once they are on the pitch.

It is for sure a big part of the coach's job to make sure the tennis does not get neglected.

You can never stop learning in football and I'm always trying to take little things on board that other players do.

When I first came to England to play I saw coaches having a go at players when they made mistakes and they would literally be talking them through the game.

I think sometimes players must have a wake-up call before they realise they are back in African football.

Every coach has their own philosophy for getting the best out of players, and sometimes these can seem strange to the public.

Every case is different, but what I want to do first and foremost at Southend is to get the players up to speed.

To train a national team, you have to know what team you have at your disposal and what this team is capable of. You need to get the best out of them and take them as far as possible. Yet, sometimes, you can't achieve your goals.

It's important to know as much as I can about the players.

My only focus is to try to assess and to provide the players with better tools to perform.

Maradona doesn't play soccer anymore, he coaches it. He needs to remember that.

If you have the quality, you can only improve as a young player through match practice. That seems obvious, and it's proven to be true in my case.

The thing that surprised me is you hear a lot about NBA guys, do they really want to be coached? My experience is they really do want to be coached. They want a plan: 'How are we going to win the game?' And they'll follow that plan.

I am always open to the idea of helping young and aspiring cricketers.

Whenever you are coaching, you are trying to get the most balanced team that you can: balance between defense, offense, and rebounding.

If a guy's not executing very well, then obviously we haven't given him enough looks in practice.

There are times when new players replace injured players in the national squad. Since the new players don't have enough experience and match practice at the international level, they seldom play under a lot of pressure.

When you have done your job well at the training ground, when you know your player is following you, there is no reason to stress the match day.

It is nice to pick a squad or train players for 30 minutes, but I do not like the life of a coach.