Overseas, kids grow up in a soccer culture. The German player sees the game eons above the American player the same age.
Have a vision and then create your own reality. Otherwise, someone else may create it for you.
To some, challenges are exhausting. To others, they are opportunities in waiting.
It takes courage to dream big and then to allow nothing to prevent you from realizing that dream.
I don’t know how smart I am, but I was a student of the game and I still watch games and still pick up things. If you watch individual players you will see genius.
Placing blame on others is easy. Taking responsibility for yourself is empowering.
When you set a goal, write it down and then it’s like making a promise to yourself.
Chemistry is a contribution that teammates make to each other, but it’s also something a coach can create or facilitate.
I don’t blame the players, I don’t blame the parents, I blame programs and I blame the coaches.
Don’t whine. Find the positive in difficult situations.
Don’t get angry; get better.
Talent is not enough. It’s an important component in a successful performance, but it’s really only a starting point.
Coaching soccer, like disciplines including journalism, you’ll always learn if you’re open to it, you’ll learn from your players. If that’s being smart, fair enough.
If you put good people around you, I guess you’re smart. You learn from them and that makes you a better coach.
You can’t have assistant coaches who aren’t loyal – but you can learn a lot from your assistant coaches.
I put myself around good people, including my assistant coaches. A lot of head coaches are intimidated by their assistant coaches, they’d rather get people that are far less talented than them because it’s not threatening.
If I win, I attract other good players and by doing that I win more games.
Youth soccer is big business. If I don’t win, it doesn’t matter if I’m developing players, my business is going to hell.
The smartest thing is knowing that I don’t know it all and that there’s more to learn.