"Spain used to be very individualistic in its sporting activities. Now we are showing we are pretty good in teams - that is an improvement."

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Source : "Vicente del Bosque: Putting regional tensions aside has united Spain" by Jimmy Burns, www.theguardian.com. September 7, 2012.

Vicente del Bosque

#Team Quotes #Spain Quotes #Improvement Quotes

“Human love, human trust, are always perilous, because they break down. The greater the love, the greater the trust, and the greater the peril, the greater the disaster. Because to place absolute trust on another human being is in itself a disaster, both ways, since each human being is a ship that must sail its own course, even if it go in company with another ship.... And yet, love is the greatest thing between human beings.”
“Idling has always been my strong point.”
“His head was swimming, and he was far from certain even of the direction they had been going in when he had his fall. He guessed as well as he could, and crawled along for a good way, till suddenly his hand met what felt like a tiny ring of cold metal lying on the floor of the tunnel. It was a turning point in his career, but he did not know it. He put the ring in his pocket almost without thinking; certainly it did not seem of any particular use at the moment.”
“True stories deal with hunger, imaginary ones with love.”
“Context begins with other artists - seniors and mentors.”
“Often, when I later listened to the tapes of the interview I would hear that I would rush in to break the silence. The worst is when you ask a question and don't let them answer by saying, "Of course, it's probably because of blah, blah, blah." And you go on and on and then they say, "Yes." So you don't get a quote from them.”
“Those who travel to mountain-tops are half in love with themselves, and half in love with oblivion.”

Source : Robert Macfarlane (2004). “Mountains of the Mind: Adventures in Reaching the Summit”, Vintage Books
“I love Tinkle, it's really the most fun I've had in years.”

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