Jill Ellis Quotes

The coach doesn't have to play the sport as well as you do. They have to watch you and get you to be your best.

My job is to improve the performance of the team game by game.

Pep has made me understand the game more: not just how I play but also how the team has to play, because I am just a component.

You can have really good statistics, which are really good, and it's a serious advantage, but when push comes to shove, it's about players communicating and players playing together.

Playing in a team like Arsenal helps massively having all of these players around you giving you advice. When they are playing well, you feel comfortable, and it helps you to play well, too.

When the team plays better, individuals play better as well.

The problem is that they are all stars at Madrid. You need someone to carry the water to the well.

Success doesn't happen in a vacuum. You're only as good as the people you work with and the people you work for.

You can lead a team in a lot of different ways. It can be talking to somebody who is down or, during the course of a game, looking to penetrate and then dropping the ball off to someone else for an easy bucket.

The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.

Raymond Floyd. The man knows how to control situations. He was experienced. He didn't let me get overly excited; he kept me in check. It allowed me to free myself up, and I played really well with him.

And at the same time, you are of course a performer, but it's very important that you understand that your role as a performer is to get the best performance from those wonderful colleagues that you have the chance to work with.

Well, unless you're Wayne Gretzky or Michael Jordan, you need the full support of your team.

I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.

That's the only thing that got me here is my teammates. My teammates and my coach. That's the only reason I'm here.

People want to see how we get teams to come together so quickly. They want to see how we get young guys to play so hard and so unselfish. I'm fine with that. I have no problem sharing that.

Especially young guys, it's always fun to see young guys come in and have that same enthusiasm about playing a certain way and fitting into a certain role and going after guys, trying to get them off their game.

I get the job with the 49ers, and I'm four years removed from my high school coaching days, and I'm going to be coaching Joe Montana, and I'm going, 'How do I approach this? How am I going to do this?'

That's my job as a veteran in the league - to help make the young guys better.

You've got to play to your players' talents.

This game we play is the ultimate total team game. Quarterback by himself isn't winning it. You got 11-12 coaches, you've got a lot of people that have a hand in it.

I think all you can worry is that you make the team the very best they can be.

As a coach, you're like a teacher. You don't give the players their talent. God gives them talent, but you can give them knowledge, and you can give them information.

Playing every day with important players is good for a young player: you are always learning from experienced players.

Getting the best out of your best players gets the best out of the team.