Matt Sydal Quotes

I'm honest about expressing my opinions. At the same time, I'm diplomatic in how I do critique things if I have a negative response.

I think it's unnecessary to be mean for the sake of being mean, but I do believe you have to be truthful, but with love.

We can improve our relationships with others by leaps and bounds if we become encouragers instead of critics.

If somebody thinks I have an integrity problem, then the honest thing to do is to tell me what they think it is and let me address it.

It's cool to have parents and family who will always tell me the truth no matter what. They'll tell me if I'm doing something stupid!

I don't care what a man is as long as he treats me right. He can be a gambler, a hustler, someone everybody else thinks is obnoxious, I don't care so long as he's straight with me and our dealings are fair.

The best way to direct kids is to be natural and honest.

If you're a coach, and you don't have trust with players, you've got no chance, and your credibility is zero. And that's why it's so important to tell them the truth. If you have something that you're upset about, tell them the truth. If they're doing something wrong, tell them the truth.

Every human being is entitled to courtesy and consideration. Constructive criticism is not only to be expected but sought.

Anyone who comes into your office with an idea, and it may be the silliest idea in the world, listen to them and never ridicule them.

I will never do as a coach the things I hated people doing to me when I was a player.

Your true friends will tell you what they believe is true.

My grandad gives me an honest opinion on the games and my performance. I really respect him for that. He's really helped me develop as a person and a player, and he's always been honest with me, whether I've had a good or bad game, where I need to improve.

It's easy to just be rude or just be nasty. I think it's actually harder for people to say something positive; it's interesting.

Ya know, I just want a girl to be honest.

In my profession, people are never scared to be nice. They are in fact apprehensive about being critical.

Unai's very positive and always telling you to express yourself, but also he's got that thing where he'll tell you if you do something wrong.

It is important that it - sometimes there are clashes between team-mates. We need each other to tell the truth, and this is not always a positive.

I think when you call someone out, you have to be ready.

You have to be honest, even when you are upset with your child. Your intentions must be clear. You must never lie to your child.

When I was at Hamburg, 17 or 18, Ruud van Nistelrooy signed, and he helped me a lot. He saw my first training session, and he talked to me. He told me I was a good player. He gave me confidence, and I want to thank him for that.

I'm pretty transparent and clear about things. The things I do and the way I act are no different than I would expect of others. Mostly it's about being very clear about what we are trying to do and communicating a lot and showing absolute consistency and integrity about what I say and do.

We want to be treated as professionals and like the male footballers.

I surround myself, not with yes men, but people who have their own ideas and are on board with with I want to do.

You don't have to sugar coat things for kids. If you make something for them with intelligence they will show that intelligence in ways that will sometimes shock you.