Marco Silva Quotes

Leaders must establish common purpose and build trust within an organization.

You can be the best manager in the world, but if the players don't trust you, it will never work.

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.

The most important thing I've done at work has been to surround myself with amazing people who I trust and empower fully to do stuff better than I could.

A good director is like a good coach. You want to play for him. You want to really show him your good stuff. You don't want to let that person down. Ridley Scott is one of those guys.

I'm just trying to do my job and my part to make this a team that people respect.

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

I know what I do for my team and what my teammates expect of me on both ends of the floor.

As you develop relationships in your team you have to learn how your teammates react to being yelled at or how to put your arm around them and show them how to do things. You have to build those relationships up and understand who that person is and how they respond and choose your way to lead them to hopefully help everyone out.

Just because you're the coach, you don't automatically have the authority. You have to work the people. You have to gain the trust of the people.

As long as my guys are out there and doing what I'm asking, and they're giving their best, I don't think anybody can ask for much more than that.

For me it was just about staying the course, staying true to who I believe that I am, being open, being honest, being transparent with the players, being firm with the players but at the same time listening to the players.

You grow year after year with responsibility, and for me, it's not important who has the armband but that everyone on the pitch gives the right signals.

You're getting to know these guys as people, and as players. You have to develop a rapport. They give me a lot of respect.

We need to trust our coaches. Unless we trust them we can't get the result.

It's my responsibility to support the team behind Telegram.

I'm just gonna make plays and bring a good atmosphere to your organization.

You're not going to look at Paul and see him slacking, not carrying his weight. All the other stuff, 'Paul doesn't lead' and all that? That's fine. Go grab guys that lead, then. Let me help them lead.

I pride myself on being able to get the guys lined up on the team, and being a great teammate and also doing my job.

I normally talk to my players about everyday situations, and there are not really any secrets.

Its strong management that makes players feel comfortable.

I just wanted to work, build a relationship with my teammates, and earn their trust.

A captain has to be able to look a player in the eye before he starts his run-up or goes out to bat.

You work all season to earn the trust of your teammates and the coaching staff.

There's so many things Thierry's taught me, just how you go about being a professional.