1. “Disciplined perseverance pays far more dividends than impetuous attempts at individual heroism.”
2. “If you overemphasise opponents strengths, you just plant seeds of doubt in your players.”
3. “One you bid farewell to discipline you say goodbye to success.”
4. “Origins should never be a barrier to success. A modest start in life can be a help more than a hindrance.”
5. “There’s a reason that God gave us two ears, two eyes and one mouth. It’s so you can listen and watch twice as much as you talk. Best of all, listening costs you nothing.”
6. “You cannot lead by following.”
7. “I’ve never played for a draw in my life.”
8. “Don’t play the occasion, play the game.”
9. “Losing is a powerful management tool so long as it does not become a habit.”
10. “In the long run principles are just more important than expediency.”
11. “When you run any organisation you have to ook as far down the road as you can.”
12. “I always felt that our triumphs were an expression of consistent application of discipline.”
13. “The most important aspect of our system was training.”
14. “One mark of a leader is his willingness to share information.”
15. “Sometimes defeats are the best outcomes. To react to adversity is a quality.”
16. “If you have decided you are going to get rid of someone, nothing beats honesty.”
17. “You are responsible to each other because when you win a game of football, you need eight players to perform well.”
18. “I think you have a duty and a responsibility to entertain. We have to always remember that there’s a public to be entertained.”
19. “The way to win battles, wars and games is by attacking and overrunning the opposing side.”
20. “Success is often cyclical, with doldrums.”
21. “I do believe in fate.”
22. “We have to try to bet Everyone.”
23. “Keeping players happy is not easy and I think anyone with a big squad will tell you that.”
24. “Hard work will always overcome natural talent when natural talent does not work hard enough.”
25. “As long as there are games to play it is not over.”
26. “Evolution happens. There’s no football team in the world that has stayed together for time ever more”
27. “You can’t applaud a referee.”
28. “Attack wins you games, defence wins you titles.”
29. “Never give in or give up easily on a cause.”
30. “Promise is one thing. Fulfilling that promise is quite another.”
