Football is one of those games that definitely relates to life in a lot of ways. Everything can be going good, and just like that, you have a turnover. Things are going south, you're going the opposite direction. How are you going to recover from it? That's the beauty in this game.
A setback is a setup for a comeback.
When I first got to Toronto, we were last in defense, 20-something in offense, we were the laughing stock in the Eastern Conference.
… snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.
This so far appears to be the earliest use of the now famous phrase.
It's better to take over and build upon an existing business than to start a new one.
Teams in the past have been slow starters yet gone on to win the World Cup.
I've seen a rebuild, and I've seen how quickly things can turn around when guys buy in.
When I was contacted about coming back to Impact they were obviously at a stage when they were really rebooting as a company.
Keep in mind, when you hit rock bottom, there ain't nowhere to go but up, baby.
With every problem comes a gift in hand.
I took the state of Ohio from an $8 billion hole and a 350,000 job loss to a $2 billion surplus and a gain of 350,000 jobs.
When Ronaldinho arrived at Barcelona, they did not win anything. After my arrival, we won it all.
If you stay with this game long enough, the worm is bound to turn.
Americans are proud of this country. They want to see things get better, and they want to be part of that turnaround. That's what America Speaking Out is all about.
But even in my darkest days I had faith it would turn around.
The worse a situation becomes the less it takes to turn it around, the bigger the upside.
When things come to the worse, they generally mend.
Turnarounds seldom turn.
Coming to Buffalo three years, two and a half years ago, whatever it's been a lot of people said, 'Why are you going there? You're not going to be able to get it turned around.' But we got it turned around, with a lot of work yet to do.
When I arrived, Bayern were sitting at 14th place in the Bundesliga and weren't in the Champions League. Twelve years later, I left with 23 titles.
If you play 100-odd Test matches, there's going to be little periods when you don't score runs, and I've always managed to turn it around.
I have spent my career making a difference with underperforming assets.
To take over a bottom club is the best thing that can happen to you as a coach. There's a significantly higher chance that you can turn things around than failing.
Most turnarounds don’t turn.
In the time of darkest defeat, victory may be nearest.