Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.

Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top.

Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever.
Lance Armstrong

minor10 (Wicklow) - Posts: 82 - 12/06/2010 17:21:14    675103

Pull hard into your man, don't worry about him, he's no relation!
Let every blow be a funeral!
-----inspirational Killgooly manager.

county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1136 - 12/06/2010 18:03:17    675131

i think this is one very good..!! gets my heart racing..

oday gentlemen, I am honored to coach you
More honored to be leading you onto the field of battle
But theres another honor to be bestowed upon you
And that is in the answer that comes with that question:
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
Thats right, and you need to remember that all through this game
I will conquer what has not been conquered
Defeat will not be in my creed
I will believe what others have doubted
I will always endeavor to pull esteem, honor, and respect out of my team
I have trained my mind and my body will follow
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
I will acknowledge the fact that my opponent does not expect me to win
But I will never surrender
Weakness will not be in my heart
I will look to my comrades and to those who are a part of me in this world and those who have trained me
And I will draw strength from them
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
I will gladly go out into the field of battle
And I will move in everything I can do
And I will reach my field of battle by any means at my disposal
And when I get there, I will arrive violently
I will rip the heart from my enemy, and leave it bleeding on the ground
Because he cannot stop me
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
To my side I have comrades, comrades that have been with me through thick and thin
Who have sacrificed their blood, sweat and tears
Never will I let them fall, never will I let them down, and I will never leave an enemy behind
Because our opponent does not know my heart
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
No one will deny me, no one will define me
And no one will tell me who and what I am and can be
Belief will change my world
It has moved continents, it has moved countries, it has put men on the moon
And it will carry me through this battle
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
Defeat, retreat: those are not in my words
I dont understand those definitions
I dont understand when things go wrong
I dont understand mistakes
But I do understand this:
I understand victory,
And I understand never surrendering
No matter how bad things go my heart and my mind will carry my body through limits and weakness
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
Today will be that day
Not tomorrow, not next week, but right now, right here
In your house and in your homes
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
History will remember me
I will not let worrying affect my cause
I will define myself
I will write my own pages
And no one will tell me what I cannot be
I will never give up
Not until Ive given everything I got
Because who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!
Who am I? I AM A CHAMPION!

watch the video and youll see

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fnQavGcwCo&feature=related

monman123 (Monaghan) - Posts: 71 - 12/06/2010 20:36:43    675245

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11547 - 12/06/2010 21:13:20    675278

if it ain't broke, break it and make it better!

mayoboy1 (Mayo) - Posts: 1654 - 12/06/2010 21:25:29    675287

"Taxi for Mr. Carr" !!

Cavan_Slasher (Cavan) - Posts: 10253 - 13/06/2010 11:18:43    675414

Muhammad Ali has quite a few.

Leviathan (Louth) - Posts: 257 - 13/06/2010 17:18:47    675671

The night before a final, show the team clip in The Shawshank Redemption where your man escapes from the prison.

We were shown it in that situation, then we were told:
"This is just like you boys now. Youse have put all the effort into getting where youse are now, you might be into a final but you've a lot of work to do yet. Youse all still have to crawl through the shit just like this man did when he escaped from the prison."

When ya see it and its put to ya like that its powerful, I'll never forget it.

A_Mhic (Meath) - Posts: 32 - 13/06/2010 17:39:27    675696

Go out and startle some earwigs

Maroonatic (Galway) - Posts: 1066 - 13/06/2010 18:24:06    675742

lie on ur man is a great piece of advice for a defender.

Atticalllegends (Down) - Posts: 96 - 13/06/2010 18:57:58    675787

Wake up Bernard your playing in Croker against Wexford for Christ sake man!!!! works every time.

fortyfive (Tyrone) - Posts: 5929 - 13/06/2010 19:11:50    675810

cork need a few of the motivational quotes i'd say!

rebelsrock (Cork) - Posts: 550 - 13/06/2010 20:14:37    675938

LocAnOilean
County: Down
Posts: 18

675076 One of our managers when I played minor used to say a classic - "Points mean Prizes"
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Haha, who was that?

blu (Down) - Posts: 1240 - 14/06/2010 09:50:22    676256

Be so close to your man that before he sneezes you have a tissue ready

dammon (Meath) - Posts: 1291 - 14/06/2010 09:54:46    676265

Our selector was giving us a speech the other day before a league semi-final. He picked up a spare jersey and said something like "You see this, this is just a jersey lads, empty! Its up to ye to fill it, no hiding out there, fill that jersey with steel"

Pretty good in fairness, few expletives in there as well, we lost though......

kilruane (Tipperary) - Posts: 155 - 14/06/2010 10:25:52    676324