Top 14 Quotes & Sayings by Howard Wilkinson

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English coach Howard Wilkinson.

Last updated on December 25, 2024.

Howard Wilkinson is an English former footballer and manager. Despite having a low-profile playing career, Wilkinson embarked on a successful managerial career. He won the First Division championship in 1992 with Leeds United, the final season before the creation of the Premier League. As FA Technical Director he was instrumental in the planning and development of English football's first National Football Centre. To date, he remains the last English manager to win the top-flight league in England. He later had spells as caretaker manager of the England senior and U21 teams.

English - Coach | Born: November 13, 1943

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You can go to the pictures or read a book, but football constantly comes back into your mind. It's not a job, it's a life. It takes up your time, thoughts and energy and it can damage relationships with those around you.

Howard Wilkinson

Gary Speed was honourable, trustworthy and a joy to manage. He was honest, he was a role model and he was a great bloke. An avid learner, he recognised responsibility and he was always fully committed.

Howard Wilkinson

I am a firm believer that if you score one goal the other team have to score two to win.

Howard Wilkinson

If they hadn't scored, we would've won.

Howard Wilkinson

Managers are obsessed with the game. It's very, very difficult, if not impossible, to live a balanced lifestyle.

Howard Wilkinson

The chairmen of the largest companies in the world can cancel an appointment or move a board meeting; a manager cannot change the date of a game. In the combined 42 years that Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have managed in English football, I can only remember one occasion when Sir Alex did not attend a Manchester United game.

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Zinedine Zidane could be a champion sumo wrestler. He can run like a crab or a gazelle.

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I think if they hadn't scored, we might have got a better result.

Howard Wilkinson

Once Tony Daley opens his legs you've got a problem.

Howard Wilkinson

There’s only two types of manager. Those who’ve been sacked and those who will be sacked in then future

Howard Wilkinson

It's like being on Death Row in an American jail. You are waiting for the door handle to turn, not knowing whether it's a reprieve or just your final breakfast before being executed.

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I'm a firm believer that if the other side scores first, you have to score twice to win.

Howard Wilkinson

If you hire people who are smarter than you, maybe you are showing that you are a little bit smarter than them.

Howard Wilkinson

As one door closes, another one shuts.

Howard Wilkinson