Kelvin Sampson Quotes

Don't wait for someone to tell you what to do. Develop an innovative solution and work as a team to make it happen.

I'm used to having the ball, man. So, not really having the ball in my hands... it's just me trying to find different ways to impact the game.

If you give time and space to players, they will make good decisions and score goals.

I believe I am a player that can organise the game well for my team.

I'll practice as good as I can, but I know that I play even better, with the qualities I have - leadership, my ability to make something happen in games, winning.

Community service has taught me all kinds of skills and increased my confidence. You go out there and think on your feet, work with others and create something from nothing. That's what life's all about.

A good head has one hundred hands.

It's like everything in football - and life. You need to look, you need to think, you need to move, you need to find space, you need to help others. It's very simple in the end.

I bring a lot of playmaking ability.

All of the usual formations have advantages and disadvantages, but none would work without the magic of the players.

I think it's very useful when you want to be the team who create. You need to create this superiority at the back when you build up using the goalkeepers.

Teams know what I bring to the table.

I think I have unique qualities that other people don't have that can contribute to the team.

I think I can contribute to the team in a multitude of ways.

Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.

In a high-IQ job pool, soft skills like discipline, drive and empathy mark those who emerge as outstanding.

A host is like a general: calamities often reveal his genius.

When I'm out on the football field, I have so much confidence in what I'm doing.

I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.

The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The person who knows WHY will always be his boss.

As a leader, these attributes - confidence, perseverance, work ethic and good sense - are all things I look for in people. I also try to lead by example and create an environment where good questions and good ideas can come from anyone.

Roseanne was incredible to work with. She was extremely bright.

Men of routine or men who can do what they are told are not hard to find; but men who can think and plan and tell the routine men what to do are very rare.

If you see someone in the kitchen that has good hands and a quick brain, then you need that person to be in the front of everything.

It's a unique situation to have, but again they say sometimes talent doesn't win. It has to be brought together right. That's the coaching's job. That's what we're doing.