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"Winning isn't worthwhile unless one has something finer and nobler behind it."
"Winning isn't worthwhile unless one has something finer and nobler behind it."
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"Always have a plan, and believe in it. Nothing happens by accident."
"Always have a plan, and believe in it. Nothing happens by accident."
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"Football players win football games."
"Football players win football games."
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"Most of my cliches aren't original."
"Most of my cliches aren't original."
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"Practice without improvement is meaningless."
"Practice without improvement is meaningless."
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"Football kicks you in the teeth."
"Football kicks you in the teeth."
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"Quick guys get tired; big guys don't shrink."
"Quick guys get tired; big guys don't shrink."
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"We didn't think he would play on Sunday because he was suspended - that makes me think he has all the qualities to join Arsenal!"
"We didn't think he would play on Sunday because he was suspended - that makes me think he has all the qualities to join Arsenal!"
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"Of course, we also have the responsibility to win games and the difficulty in the job is to combine both."
"Of course, we also have the responsibility to win games and the difficulty in the job is to combine both."
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"I think in the future we need to look at our youth department to provide more players for the first team think it is important for a club to have a good amount of players that have roots with the club and region."
"I think in the future we need to look at our youth department to provide more players for the first team think it is important for a club to have a good amount of players that have roots with the club and region."
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"I think in England you eat too much sugar and meat and not enough vegetables."
"I think in England you eat too much sugar and meat and not enough vegetables."
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"Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher."
"Momentum? Momentum is the next day's starting pitcher."
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"I think the National League has better biorhythms in July."
"I think the National League has better biorhythms in July."
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"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July."
"Don't worry, the fans don't start booing until July."
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"The key step for an infielder is the first one, to the left or right, but before the ball is hit."
"The key step for an infielder is the first one, to the left or right, but before the ball is hit."
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"No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March."
"No one's gonna give a damn in July if you lost a game in March."
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"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."
"If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."
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"But try if you can to support, whether it's AIDS or the cancer foundation, so that someone else might survive, might prosper, and might actually be cured of this dreaded disease."
"But try if you can to support, whether it's AIDS or the cancer foundation, so that someone else might survive, might prosper, and might actually be cured of this dreaded disease."
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"And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That's important to me too."
"And if you see me, smile and maybe give me a hug. That's important to me too."
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"It's a shame anyone had to lose that. What a great rivalry."
"It's a shame anyone had to lose that. What a great rivalry."
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"It's the only way we can lose, irrespective of the result."
"It's the only way we can lose, irrespective of the result."
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"So, I didn't say we are going to win a lot, but we are going to play like winners, and we've got a plan in place to teach our guys how to play like winners and play like a champion."
"So, I didn't say we are going to win a lot, but we are going to play like winners, and we've got a plan in place to teach our guys how to play like winners and play like a champion."
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"Number four, we're going to play like winners, play the game the way it's meant to be played. Don't get full of yourself if something good happens. Don't get too depressed when something bad happens."
"Number four, we're going to play like winners, play the game the way it's meant to be played. Don't get full of yourself if something good happens. Don't get too depressed when something bad happens."
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"And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000."
"And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000."
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"I don't know any other way to lead but by example."
"I don't know any other way to lead but by example."
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"I've enjoyed my retirement."
"I've enjoyed my retirement."
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"You've got to think lucky. If you fall into a mudhole, check your back pocket - you might have caught a fish."
"You've got to think lucky. If you fall into a mudhole, check your back pocket - you might have caught a fish."
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"I try not to play two days in succession. I usually try to space it so I have a day in between."
"I try not to play two days in succession. I usually try to space it so I have a day in between."
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"I didn't want to stay until I had used up all the enjoyment because that's too long to stay anywhere."
"I didn't want to stay until I had used up all the enjoyment because that's too long to stay anywhere."
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"On the road we're somebody else's guests - and we play in a way that they're not going to forget we visited them."
"On the road we're somebody else's guests - and we play in a way that they're not going to forget we visited them."
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"Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third."
"Drink the first. Sip the second slowly. Skip the third."
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"Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better."
"Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better."
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"Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss."
"Giving yourself permission to lose guarantees a loss."
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"How do you win? By getting average players to play good and good players to play great. That's how you win."
"How do you win? By getting average players to play good and good players to play great. That's how you win."
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"I have made it totally clear to the players that my door will always be open."
"I have made it totally clear to the players that my door will always be open."
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"The name on the front of the jersey is what really matters, not the name on the back."
"The name on the front of the jersey is what really matters, not the name on the back."
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"Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy."
"Losing a game is heartbreaking. Losing your sense of excellence or worth is a tragedy."
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"Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back."
"Its the name on the front of the jersey that matters most, not the one on the back."
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"Don't worry about it. It's just a bunch of guys with an odd-shaped ball."
"Don't worry about it. It's just a bunch of guys with an odd-shaped ball."
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"If we're gonna win, we have to play up to and beyond our potential. We're capable of doing that."
"If we're gonna win, we have to play up to and beyond our potential. We're capable of doing that."
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"At the very least we should be given a bit of credit and a little bit of space, and maybe the media should think we could help them discover why English teams do not win European competitions."
"At the very least we should be given a bit of credit and a little bit of space, and maybe the media should think we could help them discover why English teams do not win European competitions."
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"Look at the way teams play against Arsenal. They don't believe they can win. They don't believe."
"Look at the way teams play against Arsenal. They don't believe they can win. They don't believe."
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"In five years I have never had a match where my team has had less possession than the opponents."
"In five years I have never had a match where my team has had less possession than the opponents."
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"I think the world is run by 'C' students."
"I think the world is run by 'C' students."
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"Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class."
"Remember, half the doctors in this country graduated in the bottom half of their class."
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"I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win."
"I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win."
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"I think training of better Youth Coaches is essential."
"I think training of better Youth Coaches is essential."
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"I think generally the Japanese players have more intensity in practice but generally I do the same things."
"I think generally the Japanese players have more intensity in practice but generally I do the same things."
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"As a coach you can influence the diet of your players. You can point out what is wrong."
"As a coach you can influence the diet of your players. You can point out what is wrong."
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"At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence."
"At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence."
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