Lane Kiffin Quotes

When you are one of the best coaches in the world, it is normal to attract bad reviews if you lose a couple of games.

We don't read a lot of what people say about us.

You know that once you're successful, there's going to be good things and bad things that people say and, honestly, to me it doesn't really matter.

I'm probably the only guy in hockey who can win a scoring title and everybody is saying I had a bad year. I don't worry about it.

People say, 'Is broadcasting the same as coaching?' I say, 'Hell, no.' Coaching, you win and lose. Broadcasting, you don't win and lose. Coaching was a lot bigger than broadcasting.

Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what people expect.

It's very difficult to change the perception people have of you.

I've always swung the same way. The difference is when I swing and miss, people say, 'He's swinging for the fences.' But when I swing and make contact people say, 'That's a nice swing.' But there's no difference, it's the same swing.

Certainly there are people who like me, but then there are those who don't know me who gossip about me. You can't believe the things I've heard.

I mean, I don't really pay too much attention publicly to what people think.

When I was losing, they called me nuts. When I was winning they called me eccentric.

You realize you have no control over how you're perceived.

I've had so many things, good and bad, said about me. I'm way beyond worrying about what people say.

Sometimes perception is almost more important than the skill level of an actor.

It is harder to avoid censure than to gain applause.

I can’t be in charge of people’s perceptions.

I don't really worry too much about what people say. I guess it's good that people talk about me.

A lot of things have been said about me. People are going to talk, and that's a good thing; I want people to talk.

You know, as far as public perception goes, if you get seen with some people one time, everyone thinks you're in that group.

When you do things wrong, even a couple of mistakes, the press has the right to criticise. Much more so when you're a goalkeeper - who remain in the spotlight forever.

We can be judged in many ways.

The fault always lies in the candidate or the head coach or the guy holding the ball.

To be honest, I don't think I've played bad for England, I've certainly not been as bad as some people say. That criticism has been hard to take. I don't think I've let the country down too many times.

I want to show that it doesn't matter what people say about you or how you don't fit.

I know what it means to play for a big club. Big clubs, it's like that: if you win, everything is good. If you lose, it's your fault, especially defenders and goalkeepers.