Quotes About Learning

You know over 20 years I played for a number of managers and dozens of coaches. I don't know any of them that I didn't learn something from to help make me a better player.

My coaches taught me a lot is about taking the first touch positive, and I think that's what I've tried to base my game off of. A big part of it is being aggressive.

I just took the good and the bad from all of the coaches I've been around.

I've played for so many great coaches.

Most of the coaches just tell you, 'No, no, you're doing well. This is fine.' But I actually want someone who will tell me what I didn't do right so that I can improve.

I've worked with a lot of good coaches, so I would be stupid if I did not pick anything up.

I think I'm always willing to learn and listen to the coaches and the manager and listen to the advice of the players in the team as well, so whenever I get the advice, I try to take it on board and just try to help myself get better.

I'm not afraid to learn from my coaches.

You have to have coaches willing to adapt.

With the coaches, you don't want to hear everybody saying, 'Move over! Back up! Do this!' Let's find out what the players know.

As coaches, any work you may do, it's been done long ago.

Over the last few years, I've started to look more closely at the way coaches work to learn from them - not just here at the club but with the international team as well.

I've spent my entire life around coaches.

I've played for some really good coaches, been on some really good teams. I learned a lot.

If you can't beat me, you need to get some new coaches or something.

I learned a lot from the coaches I played for.

I read books by other coaches all the time.

We all want our players to be perfect and never make errors, but we all do. Even coaches.

I feel like I've paid attention to all the great coaches who have coached me.

I have learned from all of my coaches, and I am sure I will learn a lot with Guardiola.

Well, I think I've had the opportunity to be around some great coaches and players. And I have been able to learn a little bit, something different from every single one that I've been around.

I've been around some great coaches and learned a lot from every single stop I've had.

When I first came to England to play I saw coaches having a go at players when they made mistakes and they would literally be talking them through the game.

It's been fun to get out and work with a lot of coaches. I've broadened my knowledge.