#layers

I had to make a change. It was no slight on my staff either. We'd all been at Boro for seven years. But certain players had got too familiar with the set-up. I had to turn it round. Terry was the one man I could think of to do it. So I went for him. ↗

— Bryan Robson

#boro #certain #change #could #either

You can't let players do what they wish and be professional. That's a fact. As for the team, Boro had two internationals when I got there in 1995. Now they have more than 15. And they didn't cost the fortune some suggest. ↗

— Bryan Robson

#cost #fact #fortune #got #had

Football is made up of all kinds of conflict. In a dressing room, between players, between us and the manager, between us and loads of people who don't seem to matter. It's constant and harsh sometimes. ↗

— Wayne Rooney

#conflict #constant #dressing #dressing room #football

Football's about the young players, bringing youth team players through to the first team and hopefully getting the best out of them so they can go on to play for their country. ↗

— Wayne Rooney

#best #bringing #country #first #football

I don't think I look up to any players. Obviously you respect everyone. ↗

— Wayne Rooney

#everyone #i #look #obviously #players

The team with the best players wins. ↗

— Jack Welch

#players #team #wins

I love little kids looking up to me, young players looking up to me, respecting me. ↗

— David Beckham

#i love #kids #little #little kids #looking

We need just two players to be a contender. Just Babe Ruth and Sandy Koufax. ↗

— Whitey Herzog

#babe ruth #contender #just #koufax #need

We've got to have a radical rethink of the way the sport is funded to help the young players develop. ↗

— John Higgins

#funded #got #help #players #radical

He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

#always #around #because #body #concern