Stuart Pearce Quotes

I had a great manager in Jose Mourinho, who really helped me. He was always there when I needed him.

I'm not friends with my players, but I am very close to my players. When I speak to them, I want to speak to the man, always the man.

You can't lead anybody you don't love. You can't do it. It's not possible.

What I really value in Angela Merkel is that she has never tried to tap the brakes on my élan, my enthusiasm. She tells me: I'm not going to play the role of the person who has already experienced and seen everything.

Become a coach, not a king. A coach brings out the best in others, helping them to reach deep down inside and discover their potential. A king only gives commands.

For me, being a good creative writing teacher is actually kind of being a good therapist. The line is very porous - you can also be a creepy guru/abusive therapist, too, so you have to be very careful. But it feels really important to me.

A good leader needs to stand behind his or her followers as often as he or she needs to stand in front of them.

The best advice I give to young people starting out is choose your boss. Regardless of gender, I think it is important to have someone who supports you and lets you take risks without fear of failure.

I feel like listening is a huge part of life - not only listening to people, but listening to people that you believe in, people who you think are wise.

Arsene Wenger gave me the belief to keep working and competing. He was not talking to me every day, 'I believe in you,' but it was every now and again. The right amount.

When the gaffer believes in you, there is nothing better.

When you have someone that manages, coaches you, and you follow, and you believe, and you do everything that you can because you believe in that idea in your leader, that stays forever. That is the impact Jose Mourinho had on me.

It takes a special individual to be a coach to pay attention to all that bad stuff and keep people accountable.

I share my story to help other people. I know people need someone to be a role model and help them along the way.

Leadership, to me, is about the ability to have people want to hear what you have to say. People want to be around you, people want to believe in what you tell them, and they feel good when they walk away from you about who they are and what they're doing.

My best games for England were under Eddie Jones. Eddie got the best out of me. He understood that I needed an arm around me, needed my tyres pumped up.

It is an honour and it's flattering that people refer to me as someone they trust or get inspired from.

All it takes is one coach that believes in you.

A boss who micromanages is like a coach who wants to get in the game. Leaders guide and support and then sit back to cheer from the sidelines.

Great leaders genuinely care for and love the people they lead more than they love leading itself.

You said go to her, and I let pride stand in my way. You said she needed me, and I didn't believe. You said love her, and I thought it would be easy.

Followers have a very clear picture of what they want and need from the most influential leaders in their lives: trust, compassion, stability, and hope.

If you want to make a difference in the lives of the people you lead, you must be willing to walk alongside them, to lift and encourage them, to share moments of understanding with them, and to spend time with them, not just shout down at them from on high.

You do your best work when you feel safe.

Clint Eastwood expects you to know what you're doing. He's going to take two giant steps back and let you do it. I have such appreciation for that part of him.