Arsene Wenger Quotes
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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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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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What makes him special? He has a mixture of physical talent and technical ability, as well as remarkable intelligence and above all a great passion for the game.
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I believe in work, in connections between the players, I think what makes football great is that it is a team sport. You can win in different ways, by being more of a team, or by having better individual players. It is the team ethic that interests me, always.
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The real revelation of a player's character is not in his social life but in how he plays. In my social life I can hide my real personality.
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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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It is always a danger when you have a big game ahead, but there is only one way to prepare well for our Champions League game - and that is to do well tomorrow. Therefore, I feel there is a lot at stake for us tomorrow. It is a massive game for us.
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If I were going to war I would want to be alongside an Englishman not a Frenchman. The Frenchman would think too much.
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Work on your strong points because they are what made 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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If you do not believe you can do it then you have no chance at all.
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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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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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Private life is private life. Off the pitch, there is private life, and the rest is social life, where of course you have to behave responsibly.
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I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art.
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It's a strange atmosphere always over there, it is darker and less glamorous, and you don't feel as high. It is a different kind of test - can you raise your level in a less exciting environment and perhaps still a very difficult one?
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At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence.
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To achieve great things you have first to believe it.
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In a competitive world, not everybody can follow the pace; you will leave people out. We now accept that we must take care of these people. You cannot let them die in the streets; people will not accept it. And that is right, too.
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Of the nine red cards this season we probably deserved half of them.
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I would be much more annoyed if we hadn't won the game. As a manager, you have to see the positives and I think Pires has a vaccine for the rest of his life.
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I think we live in a very competitive world, and I love competition.
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I know how important it is to have a helping hand.
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If I give you a good wine, you will see how it tastes and after you ask where it comes from.