Top 112 Quotes & Sayings by David Moyes - Page 2

I would be very surprised if Phil Neville didn't go into management and possibly Johnny Heitinga, too.

I turned down Premier League jobs; I didn't think they were right.

I'm a great believer in the lower leagues, the pyramid system, but there is mileage in having B-teams in England with young players playing competitively.

It's good that we have good managers like Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger in this countr,y but I think we should be trying to send out some of our managers to other countries to help not just the development of themselves but the leagues over here. It can enhance their careers.

I'd been at Everton for more than 11 years. We'd qualified for the Champions League, got to an FA Cup final. I'd been voted manager of the season three times.

Football has always been in my blood. It's more than just an occupation, but as you get a little bit older and wiser, you want to be able to pick and choose and make sure you get the right club at the right time.

I think, in football, you have to go through difficulties.

I have no regrets about taking the United job. When you get offered a job like that, you take it.

You don't always get what you want, but you work at it.

Managers get interviewed for jobs, but I think it should be the managers who are interviewing the chairman.

The job at Everton was so good. I worked for a great chairman, great people at the club.

I would never have left Everton if it hadn't been Manchester United.

We had a really good club at Everton who gave me the opportunity to do the job the way I felt it needed to be done.

Messi gets kicked by everybody, and he gets up and carries on. Doesn't scream, doesn't fake injury.

The Merseyside derby is a terrific game full of passion, full of quality.

I'm going to be direct with the players. If they don't like it, then I'm sorry.

Chicharito is a really good player, and his finishing ability is as good as there is anywhere.

When I took over at Everton, the challenge for us was to try to go toe-to-toe with a club having success in Europe and sometimes competing for the Premier League.

I don't think I've necessarily got anything to prove to anyone. I've worked really hard my whole career.

Doesn't everyone in life deserve a chance to show what they can do?

People often talk about a coach's philosophy, but generally, I think managers look at the players they have and then decide on their style.

I watch a lot of football. It was always my hobby. My wife just sits there with a bored face, thinking, 'Is he really watching this?'

You don't manage more than 900 games, mostly in the top half of the Premier League, if you haven't got something that enables you to cope with pressure.

Coaches are important, but the senior players at a club are crucial.

Clubs are much stronger than any one individual.

One of the reasons why I wanted to be part of the League Managers Association was because I felt there were an awful lot of foreign coaches coming into these shores, but we were not exporting enough British talent.

Supporters don't like the idea of people going to ground too easily. Everyone who has ever played football, everyone who's been involved, would hate that. You'd be saying, 'Get Up!'

It took time at Everton to build a team so that when we did go to United or Arsenal or Liverpool, we went with a good chance of getting a result.

I was very fortunate that I had a great scouting staff at Everton from the academy, because it was those people who got the likes of Ross Barkley and Wayne Rooney when they were young.

At the top end I do think it's time we have goal-line technology, I'm not mad on other technology but certainly goal-line technology.

The last thing I'd ever want to see is another manager being sacked. I certainly don't like the phrase 'sacking season.'

Alan Shearer was tough, would be hard to play against, a difficult opponent.

It was too short: I've said many times that I would have done things differently had I known I'd only have 10 months because United are one of the few clubs in football who could have given a manager more time, like Bill Kenwright did with me at Everton.

It's definitely better to be a good league team than a good cup team. It shows consistency. The cup could be down to a lucky draw and might not show the value of your team like the league does.

Phil Neville could be on the road to one day, maybe, becoming the England manager. I know him closely. He was a great captain, a great leader. He's had great experience.

Danny Welbeck was great for us at Manchester United.

I have always been an advocate of players and coaches going abroad if that's the right opportunity.

I think retrospective viewing of diving is nearly more important than some of the technology they are on about bringing in. If you do that and players get banned, it wouldn't take long before you'd cut it out.

Mistakes can come at any time; the thing is to make sure you don't make too many.

I don't think I'm any worse for my bad experiences. Actually, they have made me better.

I came in 11 years ago. I remember it like it was tomorrow

A very good side playing at the sort of level we are aspiring to.

I found the support inside Old Trafford has been terrific and, if there was ever a show of support for the football club and team, it was in this game. Inside Old Trafford it was terrific, it really was.

For me, Marouane Fellaini has been one of the best midfielders in the Premier League over the last few seasons. If he continues to improve at United, we’ll have a really good player on our hands.

We have played a very good side, playing at the sort of level we are aspiring to. We need to come up a couple of levels ourselves because at the moment we are not there.

I am from a city (Glasgow) that is not unlike Liverpool. I am joining the people's football club. The majority of people you meet on the street are Everton fans. It is a fantastic opportunity, something you dream about. I said 'yes' right away as it is such a big club.

Did we miss out on a lot of targets? No. Was it disappointing? No.

I know how hard it will be to follow the best manager ever, but the opportunity to manage Manchester United isn't something that comes around very often and I'm really looking forward to taking up the post next season.

It's a great honour to be asked to be the next manager of Manchester United. I am delighted that Sir Alex saw fit to recommend me for the job. I have great respect for everything he has done and for the football club.

I am joining the people's football club. The majority of people you meet on the street are Everton fans

Messi is the world's best and gets physically attacked every game but all he ever does is get up and get on with it.

I would like to thank the United staff for making me feel so welcome and part of the United family from my first day. And of course thank you to those fans who have supported me throughout the season.