Frank Rijkaard Quotes

When the coach can get the trust and the confidence of a team to believe in him, and everyone accepts what they're doing for the team, the good and the great of the team, it usually works out.

Every team knows its strength.

You need to have discussions and make sure you guide players towards the collective spirit. It can't be done overnight.

I need time, but as soon as possible, we are going to try to create team spirit. That is the most important thing. After that, you can create tactics, but we have to create something special with ourselves.

Teamwork. That's the biggest lesson you can learn from competing in NCAA gymnastics. Everyone just has to work together, you have to trust in everyone, and everyone has to push you to become the gymnast you want to be.

That's what you want... you work hard, you want your guys to, you know, work the same way you work, and it all helps the team.

I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.

You really just have to come in and build the spirit up of your team by working them everyday, showing them examples of what they've done and reinforce their work.

The team is very enthusiastic - everyone is trying hard to do their best, and everyone is putting a lot of effort in to moving forward and getting the right results and it's a very good, close-knit team.

Teams are made up of a lot of components. They're made up of hunger, they're made up of desire, they're made up of chemistry, and they're made up of emotion.

It's difficult to gel players.

In every team, you have to win the respect of your team-mates, working a lot and really sweat blood.

You don't create a big and strong team easily.

I think I'm a guy that can relate to everyone and is fairly close with everyone on the team and can try to help bring guys together. That's what I tried to focus on when I was in Erie and I felt everyone was a part of the team. I definitely try to lead that way; I'm not the big rah-rah guy.

Fundamentally, what you're trying to do when you're directing is get a group of people who most likely have never met, unify them, and make sure that we're all clear on what we're marching towards.

The best player's responsibility is to unite and inspire your teammates to play up to their full maximum ability, and that never occurs if you try to separate yourself as part of the problem.

For me, trying to connect our team together is so important. I know we'll play really well when our team gets really tight. So I want to make sure I connect with the players so that I can help them be at their best.

What I found over the years is the most important thing is for a team to come together over a compelling vision, a comprehensive strategy for achieving that vision, and then a relentless implementation plan.

The only thing that interests me is my team.

Nobody on Earth does a project by himself. So you have to make sure your team is intact.

If the chief executive cannot have a party background, how can she ensure her team is wholeheartedly united?

Great coaches help create an environment that makes the players want to be successful and work hard and accomplish goals for their teammates.

In order to be successful you need to have a good team with a good core, so my whole thing is that I was always encouraging my teammates, and I try to lead them by example to play together, to play as a team.

You create a big-club mentality with the trust of the players, the trust that the team will get results, and then, when results are not good, the trust to continue with your idea.

Leadership involves building an esprit de corps, the creation of a sense of purpose in pursuit of noble and clear objectives.