Harry Redknapp Quotes

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Harry Redknapp

Profession : Coach

Birth : March 2, 1947

I love what I do; I want to continue doing it, I work hard at my job.

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I haven't got an old man's brain. I have got a sharp mind and enjoy doing what I do.

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I don't fear the sack, but I take results home with me. And when I don't win... I am no use to anybody because I get low.

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I've heard of Francis Drake and Ted Drake. But I don't know who Drake is.

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When I was a kid, there used to be a family section in every club where it would be all kids. That stopped.

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I don't think it can be in the genes. If you see the amount of footballers, how many sons play football? Not many.

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I see it every week - parents shouting and screaming at kids. My dad was the same. He was always there, but he never interfered. Ron Greenwood, who was the manager of West Ham when I was a kid, wouldn't allow any parent to shout from the touchline. He thought players should be allowed to think for themselves.

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When I left Portsmouth, I was happy. I'd had a great two years there, but I wanted a break. I needed a break.

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Southampton is my last job. I might have said it before, but this time, I really mean it.

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There're plenty of good people in football - mostly players and managers.

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Football wears you out, and when things are not going well, it's not enjoyable.

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At West Ham, I was never able to buy the top-flight players. It was a case of looking around, trying to do deals. I was always taking a gamble.

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For eight years at West Ham, I made a profit. And I kept them in the Premier League. Took them into Europe.

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All my mates are West Ham supporters; I went there at 15.

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I would love to work with a young and upcoming coach somewhere and give him some experience. Something like Gerry Francis overseeing Tony Pulis.

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I've enjoyed my time at every club I have worked at, I've been lucky, but I won't jump in and finish up working with a chairman I didn't like very much.

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When I was a player, you only left the club if they wanted to get rid of you. That was your team - if you were at West Ham, you didn't leave until the manager wanted to replace you. You didn't think about playing for Arsenal or Chelsea.

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You now have these owners who are all successful businessmen, and they think they should be winning. They come in thinking that they should be winning. Some don't understand that only one team can win the league.

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Nobody at the FA has ever explained why I was overlooked and not even asked for an interview.

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I've got no hobbies - a game of golf every now and again, but that's it.

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