Quotes About Players

I'm not a religious person, so I just hold on to my self-belief and the belief in my players' talents.

You talk about demand, and these are big-name NBA players fighting for spots to be in the BIG3. So you gotta bring your game to make a squad, and that's what Ice Cube's envisioned when he started the BIG3.

Of course a lot of the players in that clubhouse have respect for me and talk to me about everything. So with my experience, I certainly try to help them, to make things easier for everyone.

A lot of players are scared to talk because a lot of people aren't financially stable to where they can make comments on how they feel about things and not feel like they will get cut or something like that.

I don't like to talk about players who haven't played; I prefer to talk about the ones who have.

I love London. I feel at ease there; I can push my trolley in the supermarket without being bothered. If I want to go to a club, a cinema, or have a walk, I am free - free to live my life as I wish. I have talked about it with some players, and I am convinced that we are in one of the best countries.

We talked with PSG, but quickly, I knew that it wasn't where I wanted to go. In France, for me, it was only Lyon. PSG could have enabled me to make progress because they have great players, but I wanted to experience another league.

We talked to the referees before the game; there's always new situations to adjust, for the refs and for us as well. Even on the ice, it's good for players to talk and interact with the referee.

I have never been at a club where the players talked so much about a previous manager as they did about Jose Mourinho at Inter Milan.

I don't like to talk about players from other teams, just like I wouldn't like it if the opposition coach talked about my team. It's a question of respect.

I've talked to other players that have been to the Super Bowl and about what happened the next year. Everybody becomes stars. Everybody feels like, 'I'm the man.'

Coaches block out the future because they think if they start talking about the future they're not being fair to their current staff or players. That's a real phobia. In some cases it really hurts your family. During the season your commitment is to your coaches and your team.

He could give very motivating team talks, but did not do that so often. Instead, Mourinho implemented a new system at Chelsea: he nominated players for team talks. That's a great idea in my opinion.

Coming back to Tottenham, you feel confident with these players and the manager - the way he talks to you and wants you to play.

Any league that talks about that - they care about their players - is lying.

When I was coming up through the programs with the Amateur Basketball Association, it was height: they looked for the tall players, and they looked to develop us. I was 15 when they first got me.

I motivate players through communication, being honest with them, having them respect and appreciate your ability and your help.

I try to respect everybody out here: players, caddies, fans, media.

When I buy, I buy players for the long term, not the short term because I do respect the club a lot and also the other clubs.

A lot of players know I've been around 13 years and this is my second lockout. I got a lot of respect. I know what's going on both for the league and the union.

The Bronx are great. I have a lot of respect for those guys, they know more about music and how that world works than most of the players out there.

I don't think I look up to any players. Obviously you respect everyone.

Many say that (Pete) Sampras is the greatest player. But I say with all due respect to the rest, that he (Roger Federer) is the most complete player in the world so far.

I try to be positive. I speak to my players about how we have to play, respect the rules. What I have done is always be positive.