Quotes

Just Be Who We Are

Andy Kaasa — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:39:34 +0000

His essential confidence was unshaken. “Just be who we are,” he told his team. It’s interesting advice. Lesser-talented teams sometimes need to be more than who they are.
-Michael Sokolove in his Article "Happiness Is A Warm Football Coach" about Pete Carroll

Not Letting Things Get The Better Of You

Andy Kaasa — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:53:58 +0000

“It is amazing what you can get through, really, the sort of stuff that you just get on with. You do it and then you think, 'Oh, that's sore', but at the time it is all part of being a footballer, of not letting things get the better of you. I think that has got me where I am today - the hatred of losing, of not being involved. That is why I always do that little bit extra.”

- John Terry

If You Have To Run Through Me

Andy Kaasa — Tue, 20 May 2008 14:48:53 +0000

“I've had a lot of injuries in my career, but this has got to be one of the most painful,” Terry said. “I thought I'd broken my arm it was that bad and I immediately thought I was out of the final. But it was one of those things. No problem, in the end. I always say to Petr, every season, come out, and if you have to go through me and the striker to get the ball, just do it. And that is what he did. So how can I complain? He did what I have been telling him to do for three years. He did the right thing. As long as the ball got cleared, which it did, and we didn't concede, which we didn't, everything else was just bad luck. And I'm going to be OK, so it worked out.”

- John Terry

Rules

Andy Kaasa — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:25:43 +0000

Artists cannot break the rules until they have learned them.

Discipline

Andy Kaasa — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:45:27 +0000

The sterner the discipline, the greater the devotion.
-- Pete Caroll

Be Good Every Day

Andy Kaasa — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:43:15 +0000

It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What is tough, is being good every day.
-- Willie Mays

The Difference Between Failure And Success

Andy Kaasa — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:41:52 +0000

The difference between failure and success is doing a thing nearly right and doing it exactly right.
-- Edward C. Simmons

The 6 W's

Andy Kaasa — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:40:08 +0000

The Six W's: Work will win when wishing won't.
-- Todd Blackledge

Kind Words

Andy Kaasa — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:38:40 +0000

You can motivate players better with kind words than you can with a whip.
-- Bud Wilkinson

Aggressive Leaders Are Priceless

Andy Kaasa — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:32:54 +0000

Good guys are a dime a dozen, but an aggressive leader is priceless.
-- Red Blaik