Manuel Pellegrini Quotes

I think I started to have thoughts to really want to be serious about my work when I was about twenty-five, and I just kind of started to look into that direction and moved into it.

I just really want to continue on the same intensity of work ethic, I don't want to slow now. I'm 21-year's old and I feel like this era and a few years to come are my prime years, so I want to utilise them.

Maybe I've had a sheltered life and career, but I have so many role models to look up to. It's normal that I would strive to build my own career.

I just want to take the time to think about what I've achieved in my career so far, where I need to go, and what I need to do to get better as a player.

Just as I try to find ways to be more productive every year for myself, I also look for tips to pass on to young professionals.

I hope I have a long future here with Everton. It is a daily task to improve.

I came to Chelsea to work, to keep learning and to keep improving.

Up to 30 years old, I was carried by natural talent, combined with a good level of professionalism. But since turning 30, I've gained a desire to sweat in the real sense of the word, to understand where I need to improve. Competitiveness, now, is essential.

You always want to get better, and I think that will remain true for the rest of my career.

For me, my career has never been about what I've done. But it's been about becoming, achieving, and pushing myself further.

If you have a coach helping you, developing your skills alongside you, that's when you're on your way to becoming not just a participant but achieving.

Even your most talented employees have room for growth in some area, and you're doing your employee a disservice if the sum of your review is: 'You're great!' No matter how talented the employee, think of ways he could grow towards the position he might want to hold two, five, or 10 years down the line.

I got the first job and kept going. Once I got a job, I very much wanted to keep getting jobs, basically. I did try to learn what I could in those first couple of decades.

I want to be challenged, I want to work, and I want to feel that I am not being held back, that there is something in front of me, something more inspiring than... just eating breakfast, you know?

I've worked with people at different stages of their careers and different success levels, and one thing I've noticed about the guys at the top is they're so relaxed and calm - it's about not having anything to prove except doing good work.

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.

I only want to do better work. That's the focus of my life.

I just want to be in good things that I want to see, and I want to work with talented people who are smarter than myself.

I get more ambitious every decade, and I am more ambitious today than ever before. I still love the game - and the thrill of the chase.

I think athletically I can be okay with any role, but I'm willing to go over and beyond for my work. My fan base is so strong and loyal, and they wanna see me evolve. I'm where I'm supposed to be and I want to challenge myself with the people that are doing it real big.

Don't you think it astonishing that, at 58, I am still working at improving my career?

Performance is always something that will be a part of my career.

You're always growing as a coach, and I am not done growing, and hopefully I'm not done winning.

It's important to put all I have into my career.

My advice to anyone would be to focus on your current job and be the best at it. The rest will take care of itself.