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Warren Gatland

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Coach

Warren Gatland is a renowned rugby coach, born on September 17, 1963. He is known for his exceptional achievements in the sport of rugby, having served as the coach of several national teams and achieving significant success in international competitions.

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“There's no better feeling than sitting on the team bus travelling to the Millennium Stadium knowing that the team will be playing in front of 74,500 people. You're driven through the crowds where you see the smiles on people's faces and I get a huge buzz out of that.”

People Feelings Faces Knowing Team Fronts Huge Sitting Crowds Driven Bus Stadiums Buzz Millennium

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“I get on well with people and I have really good relationships with the other coaches around me. I don't know everything about the games and I'm still learning all the time, so it's important to have an open mind.”

People Knows Mind Wells Stills Important Games Coaches Open Mind Good Relationship

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“Having a social appetite for knowledge and wanting to develop and improve as a coach is important, but I believe in empowering people, particularly the other coaches that work with the team, giving them ownership and responsibility.”

People Giving Believe Important I Believe Social Responsibility Team I Believe In Coaches Empowering Appetite Ownership

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“As a coach, I want players to challenge me, to question me and ask why we're doing a certain thing, so they feel that they're taking ownership.”

Want Feels Certain Asks Challenges Player Coaches Ownership Taking Ownership

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“My aim is to create a happy environment where the players are working hard, but enjoying themselves. You've got to enjoy yourself, and you've got to have a bit of fun as well.”

Wells Hard Fun Bits Enjoy Environment Player Aim Enjoy Yourself

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“Attitude is really important to me and I talk about that with the players. Often players don't realise that if they've missed out on selection, the most important thing is how they respond to that. Of course they're going to be really disappointed, but if they're positive they're really supportive of the rest of the team.”

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“The attitude in terms of how players work both on and off the field has a massive impact on us as coaches but also the performance and how the team does as well.”

Wells Doe Term Attitude Player Team Fields Performances Impact Coaches Massive And Off

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“There are times when players have got to feel that if they work hard and they give everything, they get the carrot, but they also need to know that there's a stick. If performance, discipline or attitude isn't good enough, there is a bit of the stick and there will be a punishment.”

Ifs Knows Needs Giving Feels Hard Enough Bits Attitude Player Hard Work Discipline Performances Sticks Punishment Good Enough Carrots

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“In some ways the players are no different to kids as you've got to set boundaries and you've got to work within those boundaries. If you work hard and you do everything that's asked of you, there's great reward afterwards.”

Ifs Way Different Hard Kids Player Hard Work Rewards Boundaries Great Reward

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“We've all seen talented young players who get to a certain level but there comes a point where that talent will only take you so far. The great players go away and work on extra things. They work harder on their skills, they start having early nights and they think about their diet and training. That is what takes them to the next level.”

Thinking Young Night Certain Next Levels Player Talent Hard Work Skills Training Harder Diets Extras Going Away Work Harder Next Level

Author:Warren Gatland

“Whereas a good player might do something really good in a game, a great player might do something two or three times in a row. That's what great players do, but they also work incredibly hard off the field in terms of the extra effort they've put into making sure their own performance gets better.”

Two Hard Might Three Games Term Effort Player Fields Performances Get Better Extras Three Times Extra Effort

Author:Warren Gatland

“Rugby has always been a game for all shapes and sizes. You have the superstars and the fast guys who score the tries, but you also need the workhorses and the people who play all the other roles. Unless they all work together as a team then it's really going to affect the performance. Everyone's got to rely on everyone else.”

People Needs Trying Play Together Guy Games Roles Team Shapes Performances Size Rely Score Working Together Rugby Superstar

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“If you play the game and you think about coaching, you should know it's about listening to people and learning.”

People Ifs Thinking Knows Should Play Games Listening Coaching

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“For me coaching was all about being involved, and taking the best qualities from the coaches I had as a player and moulding them into my own personality.”

My Own Quality Player Personality Involved Coaches Coaching My Own Personality

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“Coaching is about not being afraid to be challenged and, above all, trying to enjoy the experience.”

Trying Enjoy Coaching Being Afraid

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“A lot of coaching is about results and if you don't get the right results, you're going to get criticism, but if all things are going well then you can enjoy yourself.”

Ifs Wells Enjoy Results All Things Criticism Coaching Enjoy Yourself

Author:Warren Gatland

“Gethin Jenkins is one of the best loose-head props in the world. He hits up to 40 rucks a game, makes at least 10 carries and even more tackles. Those are amazing statistics for a prop and he is a very intelligent rugby player.”

World Games Player Intelligent Carrie Statistics Rugby Props

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“When you beat England at Twickenham you don't feel the need to make changes to a winning side, but there are areas we think we can improve”

Thinking Needs Feels Winning Sides Change Beats Areas England Making Changes

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“Sometimes you have to put your balls on the line.”

Sometimes Lines Balls

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Born: September 17, 1963
Known for: Coach
Quotes: 19

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