Alex Scott Quotes

When you're a manager, we sometimes speak too much about tactics, but the most difficult thing for a manager is to get the best from his best players.

In order to play at the World Cup, I know I have to do well with my club, Athletic.

I really do not care that Messi isn't scoring every match. Leo always produces match-changing moments.

Brazil needs a player like Neymar at his best on the pitch because Neymar on the pitch gives more confidence to the other players.

I know it's a team game, but, you know, the great ones can do that - have their team involved and take over a game.

World Cup selection will be a dream come true. I want to win matches for India and be more consistent and finish more games for the country.

Take your heart to work and ask the most and best of everybody.

It's fun leading this offense. I don't think we've hit our peak.

Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.

And at the same time, you are of course a performer, but it's very important that you understand that your role as a performer is to get the best performance from those wonderful colleagues that you have the chance to work with.

The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.

But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the job done. I think players will respond to that, and we'll see.

True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.

The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.

I feel like in order for our team to have the upper hand, I have to play extremely well, and I have to bring the rest of the team with me. That's how I feel approaching every game.

The top players talk more now, and we have more meetings. We're just trying to get things better. But we still need somebody who could make a difference.

I am tired of being roasted. I had a great deal of hard luck while manager of the team and somehow or other couldn't get the best out of the material I had at hand.

The best thing you can say about any coach is his players play hard for him.

I obviously take a lot of pride in what I do on the football field, because that has the ability to influence a lot of people. That puts smiles on people's faces. That gives people a pep in their step on Monday morning when they go back to work.

Baseball is a simple game. If you have good players and if you keep them in the right frame of mind then the manager is a success.

Directing, I get all kinds of inspiration. It's working with people. It's a lot more fun.

As a leader, you want your team to play as you are.

'Get up and hit a home run,' has never been a part of the usable technique of any manager.

Irrespective of whether Anil Kumble is the coach or Ravi Shastri, what's more important is that India wins.

To say that the captain makes the team lose or win is not correct.