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.”
Quotes to Explore
-
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.
-
Our players are mad, but it's good mad.
-
But I think it is always difficult to have high expectations of yourself or anyone else.
-
Exceed your customer's expectations. If you do, they'll come back over and over. Give them what they want - and a little more.
-
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.
-
I'm a textbook definition of that perfectionist girl who has huge expectations of herself.
-
Quality that significantly exceeds the customer's expectations doesn't seem to pay off. This 'delight the customer' stuff isn't rewarding. One has to be careful about delighting customers too often, because it sort of reshapes customer expectations.
-
We've never made progress in this country or in this state by lowering 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.
-
It's always about 'what have you done for me lately.' As players we see what is going on.
-
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.
-
The fact that I was going to be the first American woman to go into space carried huge expectations along with it.
-
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.
-
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 -
I come here to be coach of Manchester City and train these players. That's the reason I am here.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Never focus your eyes on the obstacle or the difficulty. The obstacle will be a matter of total indifference to the river that will flow steadily through you if you will simply remember to stay focused on the Source.
-
Bob Hope was not a television pioneer. He didn't learn his lines. If you don't learn your lines, I don't take you seriously. We never had a (cue) card.
-
The entrenched beliefs many westerners profess about Islam often reveal more about the West than they do about Islam or Muslims.
-
I befriend people too quickly - I don't think that's wrong, but I get told that I should be a bit more careful.
-
When it comes to government policy, can we please stop using words like "architect"? Telling people what to do is not a skilled profession.
-
“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.”
