Bojan Krkic Quotes

I always say that if you stay with a good coach, the relationship between him and his team becomes like a family: he becomes a father with his children.

Players respond to coaches who really have their best interests at heart.

Knowing his coach likes him is more important to a player than anything else. To me, it was important to be able to chew out a player for screwing up and for him to accept it because he knew I liked him anyway.

I talk to the players, either individually or as a group, what I'm feeling, and I think the players appreciate that. And I think they respond to that.

When Coach Belichick comes up to you during a game and says something to you, that's great.

You want a coach who is going to push you and be strong and be in your corner when it's tough, but sometimes you have coaches who think they are more important than the players. That's where the conflicts come.

I had a great relationship with Coach Nee. I liked Doc Sadler a lot.

I've developed a lot under Jurgen Klopp. I am very grateful to him, and it is a lot of fun to work with 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.

I was a bit nervous when I first entered the Indian dressing room. Some of the players sitting out there had 10 years of experience and were sitting in front of me. But then Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri told me that there are no seniors or juniors in the team. So I could open up to them easily and irritate them with my questions.

I always get saddled as a player's coach, and I'm happy about that.

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.

Peter Stoger is very, very inspirational, communicating a lot, being open and approachable for the players.

Most players will tolerate their coach, just like the coach will tolerate that player to do what they got to do, but Steve Kerr is unique. Players want to play for Steve Kerr. Everyone who's played in this league, who's coached in this league, who's been a general manager understands exactly what I'm saying - he's one of them.

Constant, gentle pressure is my preferred technique for leadership, guidance, and coaching.

So if the players trust the coach, it's not a problem. If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

You've got to have confidence and trust in your cast. You have to have confidence and trust in your director, in your editor. It's such a team effort; I really think you have to pull yourself out of it and just trust. I think the number one thing you can do is just trust everyone around you.

Assistant coaches become a little bit more buddies to the players than a head coach.

You guys know the way I play. And what's so ironic is, KG is the same way. I'm looking at him in practice and going, 'Wow, I'm always that guy,' you know?

I can't be a hypocrite as a coach because as a player that's what I wanted. I wanted feedback, I wanted communication from the boss. I showed up for work, you can yell at me if you want, but I want input. So that's the kind of coach I want to be.

Look, coaching is about human interaction and trying to know your players. Any coach would tell you that. I'm no different.

I have a good team around me. I have people I trust around me. If I go the wrong way, they will yell at me. Just as they have in the past.

Coach should be a friend, not a coach. And at international level, all you need is a friend who can motivate you. Technique doesn't matter.

I am more open than other coaches with all of my players.