“Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.”

“The best trophies are the ones we win in our heads.”

“Talent alone is not enough. There must be hunger and determination to achieve something.”

“Creating something new is the difficult part. To make it and build it and get everyone to follow? Amazing.”

“In football, the worst things are excuses. Excuses mean you cannot grow or move forward.”

Jürgen Klopp

“You can fall down and then you must stand up. Only silly idiots stay on the floor. We will strike back, 100 percent.”

“That is the plan: just try. If we can do it, wonderful. If not, then fail in the most beautiful way.”

“Anyone can have a good day, but you have to be able to perform on a bad day.”

“If you want special results, you have to feel special things and do special things together. You can speak about spirit, or you can live it.”

“The challenge is to stay cool enough to handle the pressure in the moment so that you can succeed in the future.”

Emma Hayes

“Geese always support each other. When a goose gets injured two birds always accompany it down to the ground. Just as geese do, we must support each other.”

“As much as trophies matter, leaving something that's built to last is the most important thing to me.”

“I'm like everyone, I would hope for a fair and equal society and making great strides to create opportunities for women in the men's game.”

“Women's football in its right is something to celebrate and the quality and the achievement of all the females I represent, it is an insult to them that we talk about women's football being a step down.”

“I am a female coach in an industry where women have always been treated like small men.”

Sir Alex Ferguson

“I tell the players that the bus is moving. This club has to progress. And the bus wouldn't wait for them. I tell them to get on board.”

“Once you bid farewell to discipline, you say goodbye to success.”

“Hard work will always overcome natural talent when natural talent does not work hard enough.”

“The work of a team should always embrace a great player but the great player must always work.”

“No one likes to be criticized. Few people get better with criticism, most respond to encouragement instead. For a player—for any human being—there is nothing better than hearing “well done.”

José Mourinho

“You win by effort, by commitment, by ambition, by quality, by expressing yourself individually but in the team context.”

“I am not afraid to lose my job, and when you’re not afraid, you don’t feel any pressures. You are not too worried. You can express yourself in a different way. It makes you better, I think.”

” The moral of the story is not to listen to those who tell you not to play the violin but stick to the tambourine.”

“It’s not important how we play. If you have a Ferrari and I have a small car, to beat you in a race I have to break your wheel or put sugar in your tank.”

“We all want to play great music all the time, but if that is not possible, you have to hit as many right notes as you can.”

Sarina Wiegman

“I know what I want. I know what my vision is. If we work well, we know what our plan is, we know what the expectations are.”

“Believe in yourself and don’t be afraid of making mistakes, because mistakes are part of your growth. Mistakes don’t mean you’re not good enough. It means you’re evolving. You will become the best version of yourself.”

“People often wonder if a female coach can lead a men’s team. This question does a disservice to women.”

“Inclusivity is not something that can be achieved simply by saying the right things. It requires meaningful actions and a strong commitment to making it a reality.”

“I strongly believe in the power of diversity and inclusion in teams. That is why I will be committing myself fully to creating an environment in which all top athletes and staff have the same opportunities, regardless of their background, culture, gender identity, sexual preference and religion.”

Arsene Wenger

“Don’t be scared to be ambitious. It’s not a humiliation to have a high target and to fail. For me, the real humiliation is to have a target and not to give everything to reach it.”

“Nobody has enough talent to live on talent alone. Even when you have talent, a life without work goes nowhere.”

“When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren’t the people who are motivated but have consistency in their motivation.”

“The only moment of possible happiness is the present. The past gives regrets. And future uncertainties.”

“Maintain that mountain to go from A to B and to keep your focus on that target without any weakening. That is called tenacity; stamina in your motivation.”