Kyle Walker Quotes

Over my NFL career, I've had five head coaches who have helped me become better at my craft and have helped me become a better human being: Jim Mora, Tony Dungy, Jim Caldwell, John Fox, Gary Kubiak.

I first came up under Joe Royle and when Keegan took over it was even better for me because I felt his style added more to my game.

Guardiola was a very special coach for me, the first when I was at Barcelona. He is a great coach, a lovely person, and I have very good memories of that time, but I would have liked to have had a full year with him.

I've just got better as a player thanks to Pep.

I was fortunate to play under Thomas Schaaf at Bremen. And I played for Arsene Wenger. So I always felt, let's say, more responsible than others towards the manager and his succession.

When Coach Belichick comes up to you during a game and says something to you, that's great.

Coaches who have been players in the league, they get so attuned to playing how they were successful and who their coaches were.

I think Arsene Wenger was good for me.

Speaking to the coach has been my number-one criterion at every club I've played for to find out what he expects from me, how he will make me improve, and that he'll play me.

I have worked under several coaches and wish to appreciate each one of them. Jurgen Klopp, though, has helped me improve. He knows how to push you into performing; he knows exactly what should happen.

Mike Brown wanted to hire me to work with LeBron in player development.

Guardiola improved me a lot as a footballer. He taught me a lot of things, and that's why, in every interview I'm asked, I always say the same thing: He is the best manager that I have worked with.

With Zidane he had a lot of relationships with the players, a father-son relationship. Like a friend. Solari does the same, he is being fair to everyone.

Van Gaal is the kind of guy who can really make individual players better.

I think most young players who take off from the start are usually put in a situation where they are surrounded by good, veteran players.

I know it didn't always go so well under Mark Hughes but it wasn't as if he didn't give me a chance or anything. He really did.

I think the 20-year-old me from that time, if I could have been managed under Jurgen Klopp, I'd have benefitted.

From an early stage in my career, if you're talking about picking up knowledge, it would have been via Ian Greaves who was involved in my success as a young player at Bolton. And working under managers such as Bobby Gould and George Graham helped me to expand my knowledge at bit more.

I have evolved a lot as a player working with Klopp, who is a very tactical coach.

An internship with Pep Guardiola would be a huge present.

I had great relationships with all the four coaches I played under at Real Madrid. They all helped me improve, but if I had to pick the best, I would pick Ancelotti.

When you have been coached by Ancelotti and other greats, it's hard to be coached by Domenech!

You know over 20 years I played for a number of managers and dozens of coaches. I don't know any of them that I didn't learn something from to help make me a better player.

Coaches coach guys on the field. I get to spend time with practice squad receivers and tight ends or a young center who's always inactive on Sundays... I feel really good about having an impact on those guys and their careers.

I'm so grateful to Ferguson. I think he's the best there's ever been, especially his squad management skills.