Player Readiness Quotes

Halas didn't believe in starting rookies.

Jesus Alou is in the on-deck circus.

Players at the top level have to be ready for everything.

I was a million miles from being a Premier League player. You see some people, at 18 they are ready. At 21, I wasn't. Physically nowhere near.

I know English football people say you have to look out for young players, that maybe they can play 15 or 20 games but not more. They are afraid. I am not afraid to put young players in. I am not afraid but maybe they are.

The thing with NBA teams, a lot of times they just want to get you back on the floor to play, so as a player you've got to be very, very smart.

I think every manager is the same. Three days before the Premier League starts, every manager is selfish that way. They want the players fit and ready.

We played 63 games in the treble-winning season of 1999, and I cannot remember feeling tired once. We won the league title with the last game of the season, and along the way, we knew that in any game we could miss out on this chance of a lifetime to win all three. We had 22 players who were ready to be called on at any moment.

Playing the game at a high level, understanding what it's like to get to where I've already been and where they want to go. I tell those kids that we're going to develop you, we're going to teach you, and we're going to have you ready off the court and on the court to be an NBA player.

I want everybody to feel he has a chance to get into a game when he comes to the ballpark. I play guys when I want to so they'll be ready when I have to. I don't consider myself a motivator of players. I think it's an insult to a ballplayer to have to be motivated.

You cannot have players come on and not make the impact because the game will slowly slip away from you. It is important you are ready.

I try to avoid all mistakes. I try to prepare my players and to put them in the best condition to play the game. If you discover a problem during the game, it is too late. You must anticipate and prepare.

The key for scouting is trying to predict when the player is peaking.

Your first responsibility is to the organization, to teach and prepare players to get to the big leagues and have them ready when they get there, but everyone in the minors wants to be in the majors.

I am a striker who needs to play plenty in order to get to my best form.

If there is anybody who feels they are not in the right frame of mind to play, then obviously, I would not play them.

We are looking to get counties to play their young England players earlier, and the first reports from the counties are that it is working well. It also helps us to prepare in a better fashion.

A player who isn't playing football isn't ready for the international team.

It's our job to make sure the players are ready to play at a high level. Part of that is making sure that the emotion is in check.

Southampton have all the advantages to create good players; when you compare it to Serbia, Southampton has the better facilities. They can produce a player who is much more ready.

There are a lot of guys who play in pro-style offenses who are not prepared when they come out of college. Either you're coaching the quarterback to be a quarterback, or you're not.

All my players must be ready because, sooner or later, I will need them.

My feelings in regards to the national team are simple: If the manager thinks I can be of use, I will be ready for the call.

I want to show on the training pitch that I am ready whenever the manager needs me.

I always liked to be fairly simple because you could get more players ready to play quickly. If you lose players to free agency, injuries, etc., it is easier to get young players ready to play in a less complex system.