Rafael Benitez Quotes

A pat on the back, through only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, is miles ahead in results.

I believe that you should praise people whenever you can; it causes them to respond as a thirsty plant responds to water.

Praise is like sunlight to the warm human spirit; we cannot flower and grow without it. And yet, while most of us are only too ready to apply to others the cold wind of criticism, we are somehow reluctant to give our fellow the warm sunshine of praise.

A little praise goes a great ways.

Praise your children more than you correct them. Praise them for even their smallest achievement.

I like the big ups. I'm into the big ups.

When I was young, I liked to be acknowledged in class by little gestures such as a small red star for doing something good. Now that I'm older, I still want to be acknowledged for good work.

To say, 'well done' to any bit of good work is to take hold of the powers which have made the effort and strengthen them beyond our knowledge.

I have yet to find the man, however exalted his station, who did not do better work and put forth greater effort under a spirit of approval than under a spirit of criticism.

A pat on the back is only a few vertebrae removed from a kick in the pants, but is miles ahead in results.

I think every human being in the world appreciates being encouraged and acknowledged.

It's nice to be recognized and rewarded if people in the game think you are making an impact.

All good players need to be appreciated.

Celebrating creates an atmosphere of recognition and positive energy. Imagine a team winning the World Series without champagne spraying everywhere. And yet companies win all the time and let it go without so much as a high five. Work is too much a part of life not to recognize moments of achievement. Make a big deal out of them. If you don't, no one will.

You may be liberal in your praise where praise is due: it costs nothing; it encourages much.

We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.

There are high spots in all of our lives and most of them have come about through encouragement from someone else. I don't care how great, how famous or successful a man or woman may be, each hungers for applause.

Correction does much, but encouragement does more.

One should use praise to recognize what one is not.

For our teams that do great work, we have a tradition of giving Rolex watches. If you see all the key guys with their Rolexes, that's sort of our Medal of Honor if you do something big.

The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.

I don't know that praise is always a good thing.

I take praise as not just a reward and a result but also as the beginning of a new process.

Brownie, you're doing a heck of a job!

I'm not a player who needs telling every day in training 'you're brilliant, you're this, you're that'... but it's always nice to hear comments from the manager and people around that you're doing well.