Quotes About Talent

We have to help others. I hope that some of the young players today understand that. It's not about them. The Man Upstairs gave them that ability to play, and play consistently, but he also wants them to open their hearts and understand that people need their help.

Good, young players don't compete in China or in Asia.

Our philosophy is to give the young players a chance for the future because they are our future.

When young players become one of the best in the world, everyone wants to sign them.

There are a bunch of young players coming up and doing incredible stuff.

Why is it that E.U. players are allowed to move country once they turn 16... but non-Europeans can only do so at 18? Why aren't we campaigning for a level playing field, where our best 16 year olds - who may not have an E.U. passport like I had - are free to move when they turn 16, like the best young players in Europe can?

I like working with young players.

It's very important that Manchester United have four or five young players every year from the youth system.

The Cowboys have done a good job at developing young players.

There are quite a lot of young players around now with undoubted talent who get stuck in academies at big clubs.

If they deserve it, I'm ready to play with very young players. Why not?

We've got to have a radical rethink of the way the sport is funded to help the young players develop.

Golf is growing, and there are more good young players, but you don't see them going abroad. It's so expensive to travel.

Let's face it. There is no setup in Pakistan to train and groom young players at the grassroots level in different sports. Those of us who did make a name for ourselves and became champions did it with our own initiative - there was no academy to back us till we reached a certain level on our own.

I had some very good players and some wonderful young players hitting the scene. Rio Ferdinand, Paul Scholes, David Beckham, Michael Owen - we had something tangible to work with and move forward.

I had the luck of being in Madrid. They sign some of the best players in the world, and that really leaves fewer opportunities for young players.

There is a big emphasis at Liverpool to have an academy that brings through young players.

Liverpool give young players a good opportunity.

Ajax always bring through young players from their academy - we can't pay €20m for a player, so we make sure we develop those players and give them the opportunity to play.

I'm a great believer in the lower leagues, the pyramid system, but there is mileage in having B-teams in England with young players playing competitively.

Fulham trust young players.

I am dreaming that Italy can return to having lots of important talent. We need to grow our young players.

When you have a core group of young players as we do, the future looks bright.

Rebuilding has always been one of my specialities from the time I started with young players at Cagliari.