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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At some clubs success is accidental. At Arsenal it is compulsory.
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Spare me the articles about how nice Shawcross is because that was a horrendous tackle. People say we don't fancy the physical side of it, but this is the result. If you see a player getting injured like that, it's not acceptable.
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Who is the Best Player in the World? Leo Messi. Who is the Best Player Ever? Leo Messi!
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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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Everyone thinks they have the prettiest wife at home.
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If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all.
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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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I do not think about the national team too much because footballistically it is not of too much interest.
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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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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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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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My job is to give people who work hard all week something to enjoy on Saturdays and Wednesdays.
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If you want to win a horse race, you need your horse to be 100%.
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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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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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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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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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What makes daily life interesting is that we try to transform it to something that is close to art.
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Gerard is an open-minded and passionate man. I am the opposite: stubborn and stupid. But sometimes stupid behaviour makes you win.
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Everybody has a different opinion in this league and nobody is a prophet. I personally don't know who will win the league. I managed 1,600 games so, if Nani knows, he must be 1,600 times more intelligent than I am.
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I am still hopeful we can go through the season unbeaten - a frightening thought.
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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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You weren’t world-class when Arsenal signed you.