Alex Ferguson Quotes

“I had to lift players' expectations. They should never give in. I said that to them all the time: "If you give in once, you'll give in twice.”

Alex Ferguson

• Expectations
• Players
• Give in

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• Well, for us, it's always better not to have too many expectations and to just go with the flow because then it's always a big plus no matter what happens.

  

  Ville Valo HIM
  • Better
  • Expectations
  • Flow

• Our players are mad, but it's good mad.

  

  Nancy Lopez
  • Good
  • Mad
  • Players

• When you do acoustic shows, there's always a more intimate vibe. I go into them with lowered expectations and assume that people don't want to hear me.

  

  Verite
  • People
  • Me
  • Expectations

• I'm a textbook definition of that perfectionist girl who has huge expectations of herself.

  

  Rachel Zoe
  • Girl
  • Expectations

• We've never made progress in this country or in this state by lowering expectations.

  

  Maggie Hassan
  • Country
  • Progress
  • Expectations

• In my 20 years in football, I was fortunate enough never to have experienced relegation. And while there is the pressure of expectations at the top of the league, at the bottom it comes in fear and trepidation, which is almost worse.

  

  Gary Neville
  • Fear
  • Football
  • Expectations

• I think there are things that you look for when you're younger, and you think they are going to make you happier or make you feel complete. That's not going to happen, and it's really about living the moments. Eventually, you reach a point when you're at ease with your life and don't have any unrealistic expectations.

  

  Kangana Ranaut
  • Life
  • Moments
  • Expectations

• The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations along with it.

  

  Sally Ride
  • American
  • Space
  • Woman

• The person who dumps garbage into your mind will do you considerably more harm than the person who dumps garbage on your floor, because each load of mind garbage negatively impacts your possibilities and lowers your expectations.

  

  Zig Ziglar
  • Mind
  • You
  • Expectations

• For inspiration I look to those great players who consistently found original ways to shock their opponents. None did this better than the eighth world champion, Mikhail Tal. The 'Magician of Riga' rose to become champion in 1960 at age twenty-three and became famous for his aggressive, volatile play.

  Garry Kasparov
  • World
  • Age
  • Inspiration

• I come here to be coach of Manchester City and train these players. That's the reason I am here.

  

  Pep Guardiola
  • City
  • Reason
  • Players

• Obviously, we're very happy to have Tony with us for the foreseeable future, ... Along with Home Depot, he's been an important part of our organization for a number of years, and we're thankful that's going to continue.

  

  Joe Gibbs
  • Important
  • Home
  • Happy

• I'm just happy for him that he is playing well, ... A lot of times up here you go through tough things. At any one time in the NFL, you're going to have a number of players on a team who are going through tough situations. A lot of times the way they handle it is a measure of someone's character. I think that was Mark's situation last year and Patrick's situation now. The way you go through the tough times leads you to improvement and great performance in the future. It's a test of character when you go through that.

  

  Joe Gibbs
  • Up
  • Time
  • Great

• If I'm somebody that says the team is important and the players and coaches need to sacrifice and I then see an opportunity to help the football team and don't do it -- I would be going against the basic principal of what I preach.

  

  Joe Gibbs
  • Important
  • Help
  • Opportunity

• Truly world-class firms are always examining their business processes and continuously seeking solutions to improve in key areas, such as lead time reduction, cost cutting, exceeding customer expectations, streamlining processes, shortening time to market for new products, and managing the global operation.

  

  Daniel Baldwin
  • Time
  • World
  • Business

• I would never have thought that would happen, ... Remember, when I signed with the Giants in 1955, it was only eight years since Jackie Robinson. But when I talk to Latino players today, a lot of them don't even realize how hard it was for us then.

  

  Orlando Cepeda
  • Remember
  • Today
  • Players

• They were trying to help the players adjust with a word of warning,

  

  Pat Quinn
  • Trying
  • Help
  • Word

• Our God has boundless resources. The only limit is in us. Our asking, our thinking, our praying are too small. Our expectations are too limited.

  

  Albert Benjamin Simpson
  • God
  • Thinking
  • Small

• Other people are not here to fulfill our needs or meet our expectations, nor will they always treat us well. Failure to accept this will generate feelings of anger and resentment. Peace of mind comes with taking people as they are and emphasizing the positive.

  

  A.S.A. Harrison
  • People
  • Mind
  • Peace

• This bowl has lived up to all the hype that I heard of it. Coaches...that have been here rave about the hospitality, rave about the venue and all the activities for the players. The people here have been marvelous. The bowl committee has bent over backwards to make sure that our stay is an excellent one. The players have something to do if they choose every day. You couldn't find a better place.

  

  Barry Alvarez
  • Players
  • Coaches
  • Hype

• Happy is one of the many things I'm likely to be over the course of a day and certainly over the course of a lifetime. But I think if you have the expectation that you're going to be happy throughout your life--more to the point, if you have a need to be comfortable all the time--well, among other things, you have the makings of a classic drug addict or alcoholic.

  

  Carrie Fisher
  • Thinking
  • Drug
  • Expectations

• You have to feel good in what you're wearing; if you don't feel good it's not going to look good. You ever see someone wear something that's crazy and say, 'That's so crazy!' But they look good in it, because they feel good in it - you can just tell.

  

  Bobby Ray Simmons Jr.
  • Good
  • Crazy
  • Feel Good

• “I had to lift players' expectations. They should never give in. I said that to them all the time: "If you give in once, you'll give in twice.”

  

  Alex Ferguson
  • Expectations
  • Players
  • Give in