Arsene Wenger Quotes
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I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art. When you read some books they are fantastic, the writer touches something in you that you know you would not have brought out of yourself. He makes you discover something interesting in your life. If you are living like an animal, what is the point of living? What makes daily life interesting is that we try to transform it to something that is close to art.
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We played a whole season unbeaten but you did not see me every week jumping on the tables. Once it's over it's over and you do in the next one as well as you can. Plenty of managers who have won the Champions League will not be considered great managers.
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At some clubs success is accidental. At Arsenal it is compulsory.
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When I first came to Arsenal, I realised the back four were all university graduates in the art of defending. As for Tony Adams, I consider him to be a doctor of defence. He is simply outstanding.
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If I left I would feel a deserter - like the guy who walks away from the army once there is a war. I am highly committed to this club. I love what I do here and love the spirit of the team.
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If somebody stamps on your head in that way, you wouldn't say, 'Thank you very much, can I turn the other cheek'. Only Jesus Christ did that.
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I do not think about the national team too much because footballistically it is not of too much interest.
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Young players need freedom of expression to develop as creative players... they should be encouraged to try skills without fear of failure.
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Nobody will finish above us in the league. It wouldn't surprise me if we were to go unbeaten for the whole of the season. The challenge now is to dominate English football for a long time.
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A manager is a guide. He takes a group of people and says, 'With you I can make us a success; I can show you the way.'
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Messi's like a PlayStation. He can take advantage of every mistake we make. He made the impossible possible. He has something exceptional. He has six or seven years in front of him, touchwood that nothing happens to him, and he can reach unbelievable levels.
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I am still hopeful we can go through the season unbeaten - a frightening thought.
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What makes daily life interesting is that we try to transform it to something that is close to art.
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Sometimes I see it a foul by an Arsenal player, but I say that I didn’t see it to protect the players and because I could not find any rational explanation for what they did.
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My job is to give people who work hard all week something to enjoy on Saturdays and Wednesdays.
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I am in a job where you always look in front of you. Unfortunately, the older you get, the less distance there is in front of you...
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You weren’t world-class when Arsenal signed you.
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If you want to win a horse race, you need your horse to be 100%.
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In some ways England is more liberal than France, but I also find it more intrusive. But when you go abroad you have to accept the ways of where you live. I have to respect that.
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I believe one of the best things about managing people is that we can influence lives in a positive way. That's basically what a manager is about. When I can do that, I am very happy.
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I didn't know the English were good at swimming. I have been in this country for 12 years and I haven't seen a swimming pool.
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I think in the future we need to look at our youth department to provide more players for the first team think it is important for a club to have a good amount of players that have roots with the club and region.
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I believe I do my job the way I have to do it.
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I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art.