Haters are a good problem to have. Nobody hates the good ones. They hate the great ones.
Sportsmanship for me is when a player leaves the field and you can’t tell if the player has won or lost. When the player exudes pride regardless of the result.
I have self-doubt. I have insecurity. I have fear of failure. I have nights when I show up at the arena and I’m like, ‘My back hurts, my feet hurt, my knees hurt. I don’t have it. I just want to chill.’ We all have self-doubt. You don’t deny it, but you also don’t capitulate to it. You embrace it.
Age is not an obstacle. It is a limitation you impose on your mind.
A lot of leaders fail because they don’t have the bravery to touch that nerve or strike that chord.
It’s different from being 21 and you think there’s endless amount of opportunities. At 33, the ending is much, much closer.
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Isn’t it great to see so many men in bike shorts?
I don’t believe in motivating a team. I believe in preparing a team so that they know that they have the necessary confidence when they go on the pitch – and are therefore prepared to play a good game.
It’s not over until it’s over.
Professional soccer is not a social office.
In our case, you could be a bit cheeky and say that there is probably not that much difference between integrating a North Jutlander and a Swede
Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.
All footballers are motivated by money – those who say otherwise are lying.
Shut up it was blowing out there and there was also a Spaniard who did not have learned that with not pissing against the wind. So he pissed and I got his piss on my leg. So I was not entirely happy with that.
The bicycle has a soul. If you succeed to love it, it will give you emotions that you will never forget.
If you can’t outplay them, you have to outfight them.
There are some who claim that football is a matter of life and death. It’s an attitude that disappoints me. I can assure you that football is much more than that!
We must screw down the expectations. We have to change our tactics and play with long balls
If you fail in your preparation, you might as well prepare to fail.
We just have to go out and shout as loud as we can
I do not, in principle, comment on judges. Especially not him here.
One must have a big nose to be able to smell something.
Shut up legs
Ride as much or as little, or as long or as short as you feel. But ride.