Arsene Wenger Quotes
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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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People who work make the world live better and to reward these people well is normal. Yet they are not the people who are the wealthiest.
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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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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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I am still hopeful we can go through the season unbeaten - a frightening thought.
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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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As a non-Arsenal player I would say Ryan Giggs is my Premier League player of the decade because he has combined style with winning. Also I feel sorry he could never attend the World Cup, somewhere where people get a lot of compliments when they do well.
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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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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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If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all.
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You weren’t world-class when Arsenal signed 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 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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My job is to give people who work hard all week something to enjoy on Saturdays and Wednesdays.
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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 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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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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What makes daily life interesting is that we try to transform it to something that is close to art.
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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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Unfortunately apparently I am to blame because I don't produce enough English players.
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If you want to win a horse race, you need your horse to be 100%.
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I believe I do my job the way I have to do it.
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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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One of the things I discovered in Japan was from watching sumo wrestling. At the end you can never tell who has won the fight, and who has lost, because they do not show their emotion because it could embarrass the loser. It is unbelievable. That is why I try to teach my team politeness. It is only here in England that everybody pokes their tongue out when they win.