George Karl Quotes

I expect a lot. And, I hold my teammates accountable and they've got to hold me accountable.

For example, I wouldn't hesitate to sit somebody down if he wasn't performing, even if he was the No. 1 player in the world. I've been sat down before.

I find it difficult to be comfortable with anything for the same reasons that anyone gets nervous about something - because they want it to be good and they don't want to let anyone down.

Obviously if your head coach expects more of you, you bring it to the table.

The expectation in Munich is always high, this expectation I have towards myself personally and to my players. I was aware of that when I signed with Bayern.

Once I had all the attention, all I had to do was deliver.

Players have responsibility, and if they don't do their job, certain things happen. Coaches have responsibility. If they don't do their job, things happen.

The difficulty with any sort of esteem is that more is expected of you.

There is a great responsibility on the team to perform well, because our supporters and the whole of the country are expecting us to do just that.

Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone.

Audiences deserve better.

Managing can be more discouraging than playing, especially when you're losing because when you're a player, there are at least individual goals you can shoot for. When you're a manager all the worries of the team become your worries.

I hold head coaches accountable.

As a quarterback, obviously, you're going to be put in the forefront whether you like it or not, and if you're not then you're not doing your job.

To whom nothing is given, of him can nothing be required.

Having a constant productive anxiety doesn't mean that people are miserable and wailing but that people know they will be held accountable if things do not go right.

When my number is called, nobody cares if I am a starter or not. They just care if I make plays or if I'm productive.

I'm aware that if the ball is thrown in my direction, I'm expected to catch it because the media is going to be on my back.

If you're the star of a show, the next one has to be as good or better, and if you're doing a series, if anything goes wrong, it's your fault. There's nobody else to blame.

I think at a club like Liverpool you always feel a bit of pressure. You should. But it doesn't bother me.

Managers don't play. We the players play.

When the audience expects you to do a good job, you become more choosy. It becomes a responsibility.

It's a responsibility when you have won as much as I have done, as much as the teams I have played for have done: then the fans are waiting for more.

I think the toughest job in football is always to be the starter, because everybody looks to you for guidance.

I have to treat all of the players at the same level with the same rules and same demands. It's difficult to understand, because the outside world is thinking when you pay a lot for the player, then you have to put him in the squad.