Claudio Ranieri Quotes

No one is above the game or the rules that govern it. Respect for the game and the people who participate in it will not be compromised.

When I'm on the court, I'm a follower.

In football, like in life, you must learn to play within the rules of the game.

I've always respected the authority figures in my life, including my coaches.

The truth is, if we don't learn to submit to authority, we won't ever learn to submit to God.

Every time I step onto the field, whether people like it or not, I'm not trying to play dirty - I'm just playing tough.

I always accept the decisions of the coach.

The coach is the boss at the end of the day. I do whatever he tells me and don't ask questions.

I'm just going to do everything my coaches ask me.

My dad, since I was growing up, has always taught me that I need to keep my mouth shut and just play baseball.

The highest-ranked team in the world has the responsibility to ensure that the integrity of the game is upheld every single time they play. And that the spirit of cricket is with them every time they enter the field.

It's very important that we instill some respect for the parents. In America especially, the kids are unruly, screaming at Mommy and Daddy, running the show.

Sports are sports. Its all about how we carry ourselves out of the ring.

Never give an order that can't be obeyed.

In our view the Olympic idea involves a strong physical culture supplemented on the one hand by mobility, what is so aptly called 'fair play', and on the other hand by aesthetics, that is the cultivation of what is beautiful and graceful.

For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge at the studio.

We must look after football and to do what it is necessary to bring to the game the best ethical values and personal behaviour.

To me, discipline in football occurs on the field, not off it.

Woe to him that claims obedience when it is not due; woe to him that refuses it when it is.

Two kinds of ballplayers aren't worth a darn: One that never does what he's told, and one who does nothin' except what he's told.

It's not wise to violate rules until you know how to observe them.

It is a base thing for a man among the people not to obey those in command. Never in a state can the laws be well administered when fear does not stand firm.

I watch children a great deal; their idea is that rules are always negotiable, whereas you absolutely cannot joke at the airport about your toothpaste, and you cannot rollerblade in Grand Central Station. I keep running up against these things.

I used to play basketball and I was pretty competitive, but I was never a bad loser. I never got angry. For me it was always about doing my best and devoting myself to a challenge.

You want to play in every game, and you especially don't want to be in the penalty box for five minutes and give the other team a chance to get a power play, and you don't want to hurt anyone on the other team.