Nigel Pearson Quotes

Nigel Pearson

Profession : Coach

Birth : August 21, 1963

The Premier League, the power of it sometimes overtakes the people involved in it.

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Management brings the best and worst out of me, and I think you have to find a distinction between what is work and what isn't work, because football can take over your life.

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You always need enough results to buy you time to do things over a longer period of time.

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People whose views are swung when you get into these ridiculous debates - I think they're all nonsense. You've got to have a fundamental belief, you've got to believe in what you believe in.

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You either like or don't like people warts and all. You've got to look yourself in the mirror. I don't like all the aspects of what I do and am, or things I've done, but you've got to live with it.

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I won't write a book. I haven't got a magnum opus in me.

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I'm not going to all of a sudden start wearing a snazzy suit and putting a scarf around my neck, which seemed to be vogue for about 20 minutes at one point.

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I like being out there. I've done Snowdon, walked a bit of the Cleveland Way, did some of the Coast to Coast.

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When I went to the 2007 Europeans with the Under-21s, we were based at Oosterbeek near Arnhem and I went out on my bike a few times. We went over the bridge. I went to some of the war cemeteries there: very, very moving.

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I have an understanding of how much is at stake in football, how much money is at stake, how much investment there is and what it means to the fans. It's an emotional game. It's a focal point for communities. It's escapism for fans. Sport is a wonderful thing but it is just that: sport. It is my job.

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Whenever you are out of work, you need to take the opportunity to do things you like to do.

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When you lose your job and it is about football, I can quickly put things in order and move on.

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Some people criticise me for not being animated enough, for sitting in stands and not showing any passion. I come down, get involved in a couple of situations and all of a sudden, it's a slightly different angle.

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I'm a human being and I will make mistakes from time to time but what I will say is that any mistakes I make are very honest ones.

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I'm very happy to shoulder the responsibility for my football team.

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Clubs need to take more ownership on how they recruit managers.

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I would like football clubs to be more aware of what their philosophy is, then recruit managers who fit the profile that suits them.

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Football clubs need to have a better understanding of what the club stands for and how they go about thier business.

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When you play the bigger clubs it's important that when you create chances, you do everything you can to take them.

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I've been asked whether I was worried about getting a reputation as a firefighter and it doesn't bother me.

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