Quotes About Talent

In any national team, the young players who have quality and the right mentality will stand out. And that's how it should be.

It's been a big flaw of ours in the soccer department that a lot of our best athletes go and play other sports. But I think young players have seen me, and others, go over to Europe and play in some of the best leagues - and MLS is improving so much, too.

Of course that's Ajax development, giving young players a chance.

In Germany, young players are given more time, more patience. In England, they prefer to buy already-high-level players rather than spending some time building up a really talented young guy.

If young players are capable of playing 90 minutes every week at European clubs why prevent them from doing that?

Arsenal is a club that likes to bring through young players, that's something that always gets the fans excited, to see someone from home come and play for the first-team. I think that's something that every team should do. The fact that Arsenal does it a lot and that I'm one of them, I'm really proud.

I know myself that I am a manager who really gives young players a chance when they deserve it.

I see differences in how I like to work with young players and how I like to give young players a chance maybe more than English managers.

We have qualified for the 2010 World Cup qualification final round with young players and we will be able to advance in the competitions with the same players.

Perception is a big thing in football and people need to be more careful about how they choose to perceive young players in the first instance.

I know English football people say you have to look out for young players, that maybe they can play 15 or 20 games but not more. They are afraid. I am not afraid to put young players in. I am not afraid but maybe they are.

It is all about the talents of the young players. If they have the talent you have to give an opportunity. If they don't have the talent then, OK, you have to look elsewhere.

Chris Coleman and Ryan Giggs have shown that they're not afraid of giving young players a chance if you're ready and you're good enough.

As you can probably tell, the push to develop talent in Africa is personal. I grew up there. I played there. I know how much talent there is. We have to concentrate on building facilities, establishing successful leagues and finding investors to help young players.

It's important to bring young players through if they're good enough.

It's amazing to be able to embrace young talent.

It's so awesome to see a lot of the young talent really grow and compete every single day.

When you step up as a young talent, you need to challenge the old lads.

I really like coming-of-age dramas. It's probably the most intense period in anyone's life, those years before you become an adult. Dramatically, there's so much to explore there. And it's nice to be around young talent coming through.

I played for Barcelona, for Ajax, where it's important to develop and integrate young talent.

I wanted to have a label to not only release my own stuff but to also give young talent a chance to release their music without signing away their life. I had a great time with Spinnin', and the people I worked with were amazing, but the contract wasn't really for me. It wasn't what I wanted.

It is very important to highlight the young talent of India.

I believe there's no reason why we couldn't be entering a new age of musical theater if we continue to nurture young talent, take risks, and give them a playing field.

At least, in this situation, I know my chances of coming back could be slim because of the young talent the Yankees do have.