Quotes About Leadership

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

People say, 'Is broadcasting the same as coaching?' I say, 'Hell, no.' Coaching, you win and lose. Broadcasting, you don't win and lose. Coaching was a lot bigger than broadcasting.

Whenever people say, 'You should be president,' I say, 'I thought you liked me.' Listen, I thought being mayor of Stamford was a wonderful job. Being governor of a state for a period of time is a wonderful job, and I'm not sure I'm at all attracted to Washington.

A lot of people say that I'm an activist CEO. I just think I'm a responsible leader of a business.

If you run for mayor, people say you're being egotistical. If you decide you won't run for mayor, people say you're being self-centered and egotistical.

You know, one of the things my husband says when people say 'Well, what did you bring to Washington,' he said, 'Well, I brought arithmetic.'

Every man, woman and child knows about Mugabe, but people say, 'Mogae, who is that?'

You hear all these people saying, 'Oh, Pep, what a good manager he is.' Forget about it. Cruyff was the best, by far.

Pep has made me understand the game more: not just how I play but also how the team has to play, because I am just a component.

That is what it is like with Pep. At first, you don't understand. But then you grow up, you work, and now we understand the things he wants much better. It's not like the first season when it took him more time to make us understand his ideas. Some players didn't understand immediately what he wanted.

You can learn a lot from Pep Guardiola. From pre-season to the match itself. He has a vision of the game that is impressive.

It's really amazing what Pep Guardiola has done at Man City.

I love challenges, especially with Pep Guardiola.

If you ask a million players who they would want as manager, they will come back with a top three list of Mourinho, Pep Guardiola, or Diego Simeone.

Pep is a great manager who sees football in another way. He lives football and breathes football. The way he thinks about the game is completely different to other managers.

Pep Guardiola is one of the most respected managers in the world.

There were many good reasons to move to Bayern, and Pep Guardiola was definitely one of them.

Under Pep Guardiola, it's hard work. For me, Guardiola is one of the best coaches I've ever met. He's incredibly clever and tactically really good, and he knows how to speak to us, how to motivate us, and that's what it is like.

Everybody wants to play for Pep.

Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola are the two best teachers in the world.

Alex Ferguson, Mourinho, Pep you can always see the vision.

Everyone knows Pep and what he can do.

I have respect for Pep and what he won, and what he did for football because he changed some mentalities in football.

I'm cool with Pep. I think he's a top manager.