Glenn Hoddle Quotes

I've always been critical about my work. It pushes me to work harder.

I have always been very critical of myself and I like the people around me to be critical too.

Being critical of yourself is important sometimes: not during the season, because you need to be confident, but during the winter, it's always a good time to look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'This, this, and this I need to improve.' That's how it is.

I'm going to make mistakes, I just have to be able to learn from them as quickly as possible. To learn faster, I watch film of myself and other good point guards, and then breaking down my mistakes and really analyzing them and seeing where I could have made better decisions.

I know I'm a good professional, I know that no one's harder on me than myself and that's never going to change, under any circumstances.

The selfish thing about an athlete is you always look at the side of things where you say I could've done that better.

Leadership is an intense journey into yourself. You can use your own style to get anything done. It's about being self-aware. Every morning, I look in the mirror and say, 'I could have done three things better yesterday.'

I like pushing myself, and usually if I'm not good at something I just won't do it because I'm a perfectionist.

I am never satisfied with myself and that is what keeps me going - I have no post-satisfaction.

My expectations of other people, I double them on myself.

It is better to destroy one's own errors than those of others.

I'm my own severest critic, and I realize when I make mistakes.

I always want to become better. If never being satisfied is a problem, then I have it. At least it's a good problem.

Be your own biggest critic. Don't let someone else beat you to constructive criticism.

I'm definitely my worst critic. I guess that's good because it keeps you on your toes.

I was always harsh on myself as a player and I am the same as a coach, but it's the only way I know how to improve.

I'm always my hardest critic.

At the end of the day, I write down an 'L' or a 'W,' whether or not the day was a 'Loss' or if it was a 'Win.' It really bothers you to have to write down an 'L.' An 'L' looks like a day I ate a lot of junk food, or I didn't work out when I was supposed to or train when I was supposed to train, or if I felt that I had a bad performance in the ring.

I am very self-critical and always will be. I think this makes me want to improve, always. But just because I'm self-critical and say what I thought of my performance in a game, it doesn't mean I will bring myself down, ever.

I'm super self-critical, which I think is good, because then I get exactly what I want. I'm critical of other people, too - I try not to be, though.

I think everyone is their harshest critic, but I strive for excellence as much as I can because I think it shows.

You have to be ruthless with yourself, in terms of being honest about what is working and what is not.

I'm sick at myself for not winning more. But I am always trying to find ways to make myself a better player. I am not just turning up to make up the numbers.

I think that's the single best piece of advice: constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.

I want to be judged harshly because that forces me to really sit down and focus.