Motivational Tactics Quotes

The first gold star a child gets in school for the mere performance of a needful task is its first lesson in graft.

People talk about the hair dryer and all this with Sir Alex Ferguson. What was really great about him, whatever happened in a game, he would spend whatever minutes it took him to get this out of this system and say whatever needed to be said. Once he said, 'Get your bath,' that was it. We knew that it would never return.

There are different psychologies that different coaches have.

Barry Bonds was like Joe Namath or Muhammad Ali. He could make a statement and go out and back it up. Not a lot of guys can do that. In fact, managers usually cringe when guys make statements about what they're going to do. In Barry's case, I liked it. I think he did it on purpose to motivate himself. In a lot of ways, it's easy for Barry. I think he needs a little controversy around him.

Different managers give confidence in different ways. Some by hugging, others by talking or having conversations.

Every coach has a different style.

Players' moods change on a daily basis, so it depends how you find your players, and up to you to get the best out of them.

Even bad teams have optimism. You don't want to take away the optimism so early in the season. The Bad News Bears coach wouldn't even tell (his team) that.

To keep everyone invested in your vision, you have to back up a little bit and really analyze who the different stakeholders are and what they individually respond to.

My leadership style is to produce a fear of not changing..

A good coach must celebrate in private. He cannot gloat to the press after a victory or criticize heavily after defeat... His game is of such motivation and strategy that only a few people understand his craft.

Phil Jackson is a mastermind, and he knows how to keep his team from being complacent.

Some players you pat their butts, some players you kick their butts, some players you leave alone.

As an assistant coach, the wins and losses don't tally up on your record, so you don't necessarily have that to fall back on, so you have to find smaller games within the bigger picture to play in order to get your victories.

Often, organizations need bold, grand gestures to galvanize people towards a new mission or refocus their attention.

Every coach has his way of working.

Like Koeman, Klopp knows exactly how to get the best out of me - by being critical. When the media are hyping me and being very positive, he will downplay the praise and all that - often with a wink.

I think all coaches have their own way of doing things.

When you have a chance to get Phil Jackson to run your team, you just do it, plain and simple.

Every coach has a different style and approach.