Quotes from Arsene Wenger

It's like you wanting to marry Miss World and she doesn't want you, what can I do about it? I can try to help you, but if she does not want to marry you what can I do?

As a club, we have an educational purpose: to give back to those people who love Arsenal so that they learn moral values from our game and how we behave.

If you buy a man who is half dead, everybody may be happy off the field, but on the field you'll have major problems

I am, of course, delighted but there was never any doubt about Sol staying.

People who work make the world live better and to reward these people well is normal. Yet they are not the people who are the wealthiest.

It's silly to work hard the whole week and then spoil it by not preparing properly before the game.

Work on your strong points because they are what made you.

Football is an art, like dancing is an art - but only when it's well done does it become an art.

When I first came to Arsenal, I realised the back four were all university graduates in the art of defending. As for Tony Adams, I consider him to be a doctor of defence. He is simply outstanding.

I think in England you eat too much sugar and meat and not enough vegetables.

I believe one of the best things about managing people is that we can influence lives in a positive way. That's basically what a manager is about. When I can do that, I am very happy.

At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence.

Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.

For me, motivation is a person who has the capability to recruit the resources he needs to achieve a goal.

Everyone plays the ball over the top and, at the moment, we only concede goals from crosses or balls over the top. I feel we will adapt to that.

Thierry Henry could take the ball in the middle of the park and score a goal that no one else in the world could score.