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Graham Taylor

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Football manager

Graham Taylor, a British football manager, was born on September 15, 1944, and passed away on January 12, 2017. He has a rich coaching experience in the football world, having coached top clubs in England, Scotland, and the Netherlands, and served as the coach of the England national team.

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“Football needs its roots, it needs its connection with the supporters. But those in charge seem to think they can do without them.”

Thinking Needs Seems Can Do Football Roots Connections Supporter

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“I have to choose my words carefully because I don't want to sound like one of those who goes on about how things were better in my day.”

Want Sound Goes On

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“You go to Holland, France, Germany, every community, the tiniest village, they have magnificent, pristine sports facilities.”

Sports Community France Germany Village Magnificent Facility Holland Pristine

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“In club football you have your players and staff with you all the time, preparing for two games a week, you know them inside out, you have a discipline over them.”

Knows Two Games Player Week Football Discipline Clubs Staff Preparing

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“In international football you have 10 games a season, with players from different clubs. There's no time for proper coaching; they're just recovering from playing on the Saturday.”

Different Games Player Football Seasons International Clubs Coaching Saturday Recovering

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“The biggest thing I've found since I left the game - and I'm glad I chose to leave rather than being sacked - is that so many people are in football for the wrong reasons. Not because they love the game, but because they smell money.”

People Reason Found Games Left Football Smell Glad Wrong Reasons

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“Being an ex-England manager, one that failed to qualify for the World Cup, is like being a dead politician.”

World Politician England Cups Managers Exes World Cup

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“Napoleon wanted his generals to be lucky. I don't think he would have worked with me.”

Thinking Wanted Lucky Luck

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“Agents do nothing for the good of football. I'd like to see them lined up against a wall and machine-gunned ?some accountants and solicitors with them.”

Football Wall Machines Agents Accountants Solicitors

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“The ambition of an England manager should be to become England manager.”

Should Ambition England Managers

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“It was nothing personal: if it had been, I would have left him on so he could have suffered like everyone else.”

Ifs Left Football Managers Soccer Chairman

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“We shouldn't blame the Panama programme for the World Cup bid failing”

World Failing Blame Cups Programmes World Cup Panama

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“Carlos Tevez's English should be better than what it is”

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“His football does not seem to suffer by all of this going on around him. You look at his passing and he makes it look so simple. When he passes the ball, it always seems to go where he wants it to go. That sounds simple, but believe me, it is not. (on David Beckham)”

Want Believe Looks Doe Seems Suffering Sound Simple Football Balls England Passing Passings Believe In Me Beckham

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“In order to stay connected with my fans I do my best to sign autographs before and after every game as well sign all cards that are sent to me via throughout the year.”

Years Wells Order Games Fans Connected Cards Autographs Before And After

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“I do my best to answer all questions that they might have as well as make appearances at camps and what not.”

Wells Might Answers Appearance Camps

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“My favorite team growing up was the Cincinnati Reds. Living within 10 minutes of the ball park I went to as many games as possible growing up as long as they didn't conflict with my baseball schedule.”

Long Games Growing Up Growing Team Minutes Conflict Baseball Balls My Favorite Parks Schedules

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“I loved watching Ken Griffey Jr play for the Mariners and when he was trade to the Reds I was especially excited to get the opportunity to watch him play in person.”

Persons Play Opportunity Watches Trade Excited Mariners

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“I made the Dixie Heights High School baseball team as an 8th grader and went on to have a very successful career. I was all state both my junior and senior years leading our team 3 district championships and 1 regional championship in 2001 which hadn't happened since 1991. My number has since been retired at Dixie Heights and a banner hangs from the outfield fence with my name and number on it.”

“I was recruited by a number of schools including Miami University, University of Kentucky, University of Cincinnati, Indiana university, West Virginia University as well as others.”

Wells School Numbers West Including University Virginia Miami Indiana Kentucky West Virginia

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“I always dreamed of playing for the UK since I grew a huge UK fan but once I started visiting schools I fell in love with Miami University and decided it was the right place for me.”

School Fans Huge Grew Decided University Right Place Visiting Miami

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“As a freshman at Miami I started of as a reliever for the first few games and quickly moved into the rotation as the Saturday started for conference play. That year was very successful, I was name a Freshman All-American as well as 2nd Team All-MAC.”

Years Firsts Wells Play Games Names Successful Team Moved Saturday Conferences Macs Miami Freshman Rotation

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“Miami awarded me with the teams Pitcher of the year as well as Rookie of the year. My career at Miami only got better from there, I went on the Cape Cod baseball league for 2 consecutive summers where I did well and also to help lead our Miami team to both MAC regular season and tournament champions in 2005. I finished my career at Miami holding a few conference records including career innings pitched and by getting drafted by the Florida Marlins in the 10th round.”

“When I got drafted I was sitting at home with my Mom watching the draft live on the internet when my name popped up on the screen. We both jumped up in joy and I immediately called my Dad who was out of town for work. Everyone was thrilled and then about 10 minutes late Matt Anderson (the Marlins scout who drafted me) called to give me the news as well and to start negotiating a contract.”

Giving Wells Home Joy Names Minutes Mom Internet Dad Late News Sitting Give Me Towns My Dad My Mom Screens Contracts Negotiating

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“I first reported to our Marlins spring training complex in Jupiter as well as the other draft picks to receive physicals and to sign contracts. From there I flew to Jamestown, NY to play for the Jamestown Jammers.”

Firsts Wells Play Spring Training Picks Complexes Contracts Flew Jupiter Spring Training Jamestown

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“Jamestown was a very small town and I was thrilled to be there. It was interesting at first be adapting to the pro ball life style of being on the road alot and having a game almost every day but once I got use to it everything felt right.”

Firsts Use Games Felt Interesting Style Balls Towns Small Town Adapting Life Style Jamestown

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“I started playing well and felt comfortable. That season a set a Jamestown record of consecutive innings pitched with out a walk. (40 2\3 innings, i think) and was named Jamestown Pitcher of the Year.”

Thinking Years Wells Felt Walks Records Comfortable Seasons Pitcher Consecutive Jamestown

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“In 2008 and 2009 I was very blessed to be with Manager Brandon Hyde and Pitching coach Reid Corneilus. They both were extremely professional and did a great job helping prepare everyone for the next level.”

Helping Jobs Next Levels Blessed Coaches Managers Pitching Great Job Next Level Hyde

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“Being a able to work with Reid [Corneilus] one on one those two seasons were great he taught me the ins and outs of pitching and what I needed to do to be successfull. My first Two years of pro ball I was under the instruction of John Duffy who was excellent as well. With out those two helping me through out the way I dont think I would have been able to excel as much as i did.”

Thinking Way Years Firsts Wells Has Beens Two Helping Able Taught Needed Seasons Balls Excellent Two Years Instruction Pitching One On One

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“I was my own worst enemy in my debut. Not one player tested my mechanics.”

My Own Enemy Player Worst Tested Mechanic Worst Enemy Debut My Own Worst Enemy

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“I had been working on some mechanical issues before I got called up. When I got called up I was focused on trying to be mechanically correct instead of enjoying the moment and competing like I had always done which is probably the main reason to why I wasn't very successful in my first start.”

Trying Firsts Reason Done Moments Enjoy Issues Successful Focused Competing Enjoying The Moment

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“I missed all of the 2010 season due to Tommy John surgery.”

Seasons Dues Surgery

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“If it stays as it is I can't see it altering.”

Ifs I Can Football

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“I'd never allow myself to let myself call myself a coward.”

Football Coward

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“Footballers are no different from human beings.”

Humans Different Human Beings Football Footballer

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“Very few great goals actually go in.”

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“There's a famous saying: "If you pass the square ball in your own defensive third it must not be intercepted."”

Ifs Football Thirds Balls Squares

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“Very few of us have any idea whatsoever of what life is like living in a goldfish bowl,except, of course, for those of us who are goldfish.”

Ideas Life Is Courses Soccer Bowls Life Is Like Goldfish

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“People always remember the second half.”

People Remember Half Soccer

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“Shearer could be at 100% fitness, but not peak fitness.”

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“It's the only way we can lose, irrespective of the result.”

Way Loses Results Soccer

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“To be really happy, we must throw our hearts over the bar and hope that our bodies will follow.”

Heart Body Bars Really Happy

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“In football, time and space are the same thing.”

Space Football All Time Time And Space

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“He's a player you only miss when he's not playing”

Inspiration Player Missing

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“Is he ever going to learn?”

Player Football Soccer

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About the Author

Born: September 15, 1944
Died: January 12, 2017
Known for: Football manager
Quotes: 45

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