Franck Ribery Quotes

I think all the great ones have it. They just have a will they can put on their teammates. Refuse to lose mentality. When you step in the huddle with any of those guys, you're so calm that he knows what the heck he's doing and he can get the job done.

Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You can't be angry all day.

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

Outstanding leaders go out of their way to boost the self-esteem of their personnel. If people believe in themselves, it's amazing what they can accomplish.

Leadership means making people feel good.

Kohli is a huge addition to the side not just because of his batting but with his attitude as well. He lifts everyone on the field. There is so much passion in his cricket.

I like to go out and use my actions to speak, you know, and when I get out there and get on the field, you can probably sense what's going to happen.

I think when guys watch me play, I think that raises the level of other guys because of the way I play the game.

Neil Lennon was a great manager; he really got your team in the mood and wanting to play for him.

I think people who know ball and know me know that I'm a good coach.

Neymar has the capability to be a leader in the absence of Leo. He's one of those players who can make the team feel better.

Personally, I would like to face Barcelona in every game because it gives you so much motivation and you learn a lot from it. Pep Guardiola is a really important person in the history of their club. He has a winning mentality and that is fundamental.

Leaders have to search for the heart on a team, because the person who has it can bring out the best in everybody else.

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

I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. That's what I try to do.

I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach.

All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.

I like to help create team spirit in the dressing room. I feel that I've got loads of love to give.

When I used to play sports, I'd be the one cheering the team on, 'Come on, we can beat these guys!' That's just in me.

I've been very fortunate to work for great people - so even when the political process gets ugly, I find inspiration in the people around me.

I feel like, if the guys can look at me in the huddle and see a calm and collected face, that they're going to relax a little bit. The way I look at it, leadership and being that guy is, don't be someone you're not. Don't be a hoorah guy jumping around and clapping your hands if you're not that guy.

I think you sign up to win games, and compete, and go out there and lead a team no matter how you can do that.

I've had good players in my time. I really have.

Surround yourself with great people. People are what make businesses prosper.

I've just got to be the best player that I can be and worry about what I've got to do to help out the team, and be the best team out there we can be, and the best player I can be out there on the field to help out the team.