“I think you can learn lots of skills playing football. Team building is one. You also learn how to solve problems within your team. Sometimes you find yourself playing with players that you don't necessarily like, but you have to put your differences aside for the good of the team. It gives you skills that you may not appreciate at the time.” ThinkingGivingMaySometimesProblemDifferencesPlayerTeamBuildingFootballSkillsAppreciateSolveFinding YourselfTeam BuildingFootball TeamPlaying Football Author:Hope Powell
“You start with what you believe in. I believe in building a football club rather than building a football team.” BelieveI BelieveTeamBuildingFootballClubsI Believe InFootball TeamFootball Clubs Author:Alex Ferguson
“Wit goes for the jugular, not the jocular, and it's the opposite of football; instead of building character, it tears it down.” CharacterTearsBuildingFootballOppositesWitBuilding Character Book:Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye Source: Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye
“I normally don't initiate conversations with guys unless they want to talk about certain things - when I'm at the facility, I'm there to play football. If you want to talk about the meaning of life, games, whatever, I'm more than happy to, but when I'm in that building, I'm being paid to play football. Conversely, when I'm not at the facility, that's my life to live.” IfsWantPlayGuyCertainGamesBuildingFootballConversationPaidMeaning Of LifeFacilityInitiate Author:Chris Kluwe
“I spent 15 years in I-AA football, which is awesome, because you wear every hat in the building at one time. I was everything from a PA announcer to a popcorn salesman to a teacher at a university, as part of the PE department. When you don't have resources, what you do is study as much as you can and try to put it in your own terms. There's no one thing I've invented.” TryingYearsTermStudyTeacherOne ThingBuildingFootballResourcesUniversityDepartmentHatsOne TimeSalesmanPopcornAnnouncers Author:Jim McElwain
“I always say artists must broaden their research. I go to casinos, fly fishing, to show apartments in new residential buildings, watch fairs, the football, ikebana courses, survival expeditions, Dungeons & Dragons nights, and it doesn't matter which of these I personally want to do — that is my job. That’s true research; otherwise, it would be a bit like masturbating.” WantMatterShowsWould BeJobsArtistNightCoursesBitsWatchesBuildingFootballSurvivalResearchFairsFishingDragonsApartmentFly FishingCasinosDungeonsExpeditions Author:Ryan Gander
“Over the four years we have made massive progress: winning the League Championship (97/98); building the largest club stadium in the UK (60,000 seats); having the largest support (52,000 season book holders) of any club in Britain. This has been achieved by everyone who cares about Celtic working together towards a shared vision of football success and pride in a club which is part of our culture, open to all and a responsible member of the community working to help others where it can.” YearsHas BeensMadeBookHelpingCareTogetherCultureWinningCommunityVisionSupportFourProgressBuildingFootballPrideMembersSeasonsResponsibleClubsHelping OthersLeagueSeatsBritainWorking TogetherMassiveFour YearsChampionshipWho CaresStadiumsCelticShared Vision Author:Fergus McCann
“Haji Ali taught me the most important lesson I've ever learned in my life...We Americans think you have to accomplish everything quickly. We're the country of thirty-minute power lunches and two-minute football drills. Haji Ali taught me to share three cups of tea, to slow down and make building relationships as important as building projects.” ThinkingTwoImportantCountryThreeShareMinutesBuildingFootballTaughtLessonsProjectsDown AndAccomplishCupsTeaThirtyLunchSlow DownDrillsCups Of TeaImportant LessonsBuilding RelationshipsThree Cups Of Tea Author:Greg Mortenson
“When I was in high school I asked myself at one point: "Why do I care if my high school's team wins the football game? I don't know anybody on the team, they have nothing to do with me... why am I here and applaud? It does not make any sense." But the point is, it does make sense: It's a way of building up irrational attitudes of submission to authority and group cohesion behind leadership elements. In fact it's training in irrational jingoism. That's also a feature of competitive sports.” IfsKnowsWayDoeFactsCareSchoolGamesWinningSportsBehindsAttitudeGroupsTeamBuildingFootballAuthorityElementsTrainingHigh SchoolMake SenseFeaturesI CareIrrationalSubmissionFootball GameBuilding UpCohesionJingoismCompetitive Sports Author:Noam Chomsky