Gregg Popovich Quotes

The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break.

At Barca, players were banned from driving their sports cars to training. I thought this was ridiculous - it was no one's business what car I drive - so in April, before a match with Almeria, I drove my Ferrari Enzo to work. It caused a scene.

I don't think we've got a discipline problem. It's the players who are thick who are causing the problems

At Barca, players were banned from driving their sports cars to training.

If i am ever given the captaincy, I will be very tight on my players to keep them in line.

There will be internal discipline, but I can envisage both of them playing for Newcastle again. They're top-class players and they don't come along very often.

I won't be fining players for getting sent off.

You can only really yell at the players you trust.

It's been made clear to all of us that a player should never leave the playing field and go into the stands.

You have got to boss scrums. The players need to know what you want them to adhere to. Then it is up to them to decide whether they are adhering to that or not.

They say some of my stars drink whiskey, but I have found that ones who drink milkshakes don't win many ball games.

Coach Lombardi treats us all equally -- like dogs.

All my best players have been really good guys, which means I can coach them.

There's a lot of talented guys, but there's not a lot of guys that play the game that right way.

There has to be measures for players to know the consequences for their actions.

Captains need to lead well and play within the laws of the game. There cannot be any compromise on that count.

The job is always with you, 24/7. I played over 400 games as a player and the highs aren't as high when you win and when you're a player the low isn't as low when you get beaten. It really spikes and dips as a manager.

It takes a lot to be a good player. It takes a lot to be a winning team.

I know the English fans will treat players as they deserve, and I'm not worried about that in the slightest.

The amount of players who get into trouble in the NFL is a very small minority, but they are the ones who make the headlines.

Only a couple of guys should be talking in practice.

It is nothing new for the management of an international cricket team to wrestle with the amount of freedom afforded to players.

I've always been quite strict when it comes to the appearance of my players. I don't want to see earrings in training, things like that.

As a cricketer you just can't sit at one place and do nothing.

There was one time when we were getting beat at Highbury, and our assistant manager Pat Rice came in shouting. Arsene, in front of all of us, just went 'Pat! Sit down and be quiet!'