Top 99 Quotes & Sayings by Jill Ellis
Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British coach Jill Ellis.
Last updated on September 18, 2024.
When I first took over the team in 2014, the message was, even if you're on the right track, if you sit there, you'll get run over.
You can do a lot of breakdown on games you played, but the takeaways from games you've played has to be on what's in front of you.
Many people say, 'Your dad was so ahead of his time,' and he was a feminist in the truest sense, but he's very much for opportunities for all people... To him, a soccer player is a soccer player.
A rule is a rule.
When you go through a tournament of seven games, there are peaks and valleys. You kind of ride the players that are hot.
The players do their thing on the pitch, and there's a lot of young women or former players that want to coach.
I don't have to talk about critics - I don't care.
To be respectful to opponents is to play hard against them.
Part of what's important for me is for our players to play on the road.
Ultimately, if you can have a very cohesive and tight unit, it obviously will pay dividends down the line.
What soccer and coaching gave me was sort of a stage.
Every game you play, you gain. There's always valuable lessons.
These countries - Spain, France, Germany - have environments that are really geared toward the professional player.
If you ask my dad, I'm always the person that found the little bird out of the nest and is trying to put it back or take care of it.
Little things that I've emphasized are turning in pockets and looking to penetrate and finding these spaces and playing at a good tempo when we're in the middle third.
The players come out and want to be as fresh as they can, press, keep a team in their end, create chances, create set pieces, and really try and get the upper hand early.
You've got to make sure you're listening to the people that are important to listen to. And then everything else, you kind of have to tune out and do your thing.
Players don't change drastically. Maybe they get more in form if they're a goal scorer, or they get healthier if they've been injured.
There are a lot of programs, a lot of teams now that have the backing of federations, the growth of the game domestically. You see this with Holland; you see this with Italy. It's a matter of time. I had to leave my home country to go and experience the game. Now, it's delightful that these countries are actively supporting women's football.
Something you look at when you go into a World Cup is your depth and your players that change the game.
I can truly say this: I don't care, and I've never really read what people thought.
I was just fortunate to move to the States and have an opportunity to play organized football.
A win's a win in a World Cup.
My own personal opinion is putting three finals in one day isn't supporting the women's game.
From my perception, listen: the game is different on turf, but it's the same for everybody.
When all is said and done, I always used to say this to recruits: 'I don't remember one goal I scored. I don't remember one result. I just remember the people that touched my life and that connected with me.'
Player X might be the best outside back, but does that player help the best wide player be as good?
Our intent is to attack for 90 minutes.
When you go to a World Cup, in midfield you need to have players who can score from distance, who can get in the box and obviously play-make.
I truly think if I had stayed in England, I'm not sure I would be coaching. So what America gave me was kind of a dream and the opportunity and ability to follow that path, which I really had never dreamed about. I just feel very fortunate to be here.
I have a tremendous staff around me. It's a really good family vibe in terms of our environment.
I think that's how it has to be in a tournament format. You can't dwell on games.
When I used to recruit in college, my sole job was to out-recruit what I had. And if I did that, I knew we would grow and be successful.
If someone's off their line, they're off their line.
It's part of the beauty of the job in dealing with this is you have to have a plan, and that's why you can't only train 11 players; you train your whole team.
I grew up playing with boys in the yard and my brother in the backyard and boys in the schoolyard.
Any player playing at a high level is available for consideration to the women's national team.
If I walk into a room, I'm quite content to sit in the corner and chat with people who walk by. But coaching forced me to come out of my shell.
I think every time I'm with the team, even in a World Cup, as a coach, you're constantly evaluating.
My dad has a certain spirit, a twinkle in his eye, someone who can set a certain standard for players but also convey it with humor. What I learned from him is that coaching is, more than anything, about connecting with people.
What I've always valued is people.
I just love the sport, love the game.
I love pace. I love it.
The challenge for young players is always stepping into the next level in terms of how much faster the game is.
Many, many years ago, when you named alternates, and they wouldn't travel with you - I think you're dealing with a small roster. Now you travel with these alternates, which you can replace at any time, obviously, if it's a medical situation, so you have it in your back pocket.
Ultimately, we've got to make sure our players understand that the margin for error is very small against these top teams in the world, and we've been punished several times for that.
Why have a rule if you're not going to enforce it?
If we're looking at the pure development of our game, the challenge is not to have a 200-cap player because that means there is something better that is coming along.
I think I'm just a naturally curious person.
We've got to make sure we have players that can break teams down because there's no space in behind; we need to problem-solve in a different way.
It's fascinating to me how they build bridges or tunnels.
We have to get to a point in this country where our top players are seeking out the most challenging environments.
We need people in the game to be honest, to call things as they are.
There's always things you can refine and polish.
I always want to know about things.
My dad's always had an unbelievable, positive attitude about everything.
If we're about winning world championships, we can't just have all of our focus be on the Olympics.
I am a sensitive person.
You have to pay the same amount of detail regardless of opponent when so much is on the line.
It's easy for a player to stand out in two or three days. But the grind of a camp, and just the level of consistency in performance that requires, that needs to happen.
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