Ariel Helwani Quotes

Becoming a coach has to be in your blood. There are hundreds and thousands of former athletes out there, but there are maybe only 10 people who want to dedicate their lives by taking on a job as a coach. Not only a master, a coach should also be a brother or sister to his apprentices.

High school coaches sometimes are better coaches than I am.

I want to teach the young people the way I see football. The way I eat, the way I am in training.

I'm a huge fan of Conor McGregor, an incredible athlete. What he has done for MMA is phenomenal; he has been a great supporter of me.

If I continue to work as a coach, it is because my passion and love for football, for the players, is still there.

I spent a lot of time with Rahul Dravid, working on my game and chatting about cricket. He helped me a lot in the games I played for India 'A.'

I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach.

This year my role is clear: I am a coach, a coach to sportsmen.

I enjoyed being a teammate of Deion Sanders. He brings different elements to the game that many people would not even realize, and to watch and witness a superior talent like him and watch him prepare and train, and study the game is truly amazing.

Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.

There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when I went to college there was Robert Hill who took me there and he showed me what hard work and determination would do if you put forth the effort and you take a little time.

I have a lot of respect for tough coaches.

I respect coaches; I respect what good coaches do. I know that you don't learn to be a coach in an hour and a half.

I am there for the athletes I coach.

Growing up my favorite coach was Billy Martin.

From the age of eight until 15 or 16, every time I was out bowling leg spin I was thinking about my dad and when you've done that it stays with you. There are lots of things he did which enabled me to be the player that I was. It wasn't me that wanted to be a cricketer. He made me 90 per cent of the player I was and the person I was.

To be successful in anything, you have to have a passion for it, and that leads to being enthusiastic and demanding. I didn't have it for history. So I wouldn't have been a good teacher in that area. But I had it for basketball. And that's what coaching is at every level: it's about teaching.

Phil Jackson is a role model, and basically a coaching idol of mine. He's someone I really tried to model some of my coaching philosophies after.

I don't think I'm any different than most coaches, honestly. Maybe Steve Kerr. The guy never loses.

Coach Coughlin, he's one of the best coaches I've ever had. He's one of the best coaches in the NFL, hands down.

Shaun Pollock is actually the best role model for me as a very good attritional bowler.

I bought into everything Coach K preached to us. His whole philosophy.

All the way through the youth ranks at Sao Paulo, I've always been the captain.

Coach Spurrier was just an amazing competitor. I felt I learned to really love the competition of it all from watching him and being around him. All his assistant coaches were great recruiters, very professional in how they handled their business. So as a young guy, I got to see that all the time.

My motivation in personal and professional life is my dad because the way he has played and inspired many other players to play cricket the correct way. He had a great professional life and has always been an outspoken man.