Top 45 David Moyes Quotes

We had some glorious nights at Goodison and the fans were superb.

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.

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!’

I’ve had my down times, as every manager does, but I bounce back pretty quickly.

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

I would like it to be the rules all round the world that that is the case – you manage the country of your birth.

In England, I always liked the way Terry Venables worked.

I’ll do everything I can to get West Ham as far up the table as I can.

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

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

I worked hard at Preston.

There is no club in Europe that wouldn’t want Van Persie at centre-forward.

I worked hard at Everton.

I had plenty of opportunities before I went to Spain to stay in England, and I had made a decision that I would go and work in Spain.

At Everton, we have always tried to do good deals and have always tried to buy at the right age and the right price.

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.

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

Your reputation doesn’t stand for anything. You have to come and try to get up and show you’re capable of doing the job.

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.

Danny Welbeck was great for us at Manchester United.

I hope I can fulfill all my ambitions at Everton. But you never know in this game.

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.

In this game, you’re on your own. You either sink or swim.

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.

I’m always very careful when I’m spending the club’s money. I treat it like it’s my own, and I always try to sign players for what I feel is the right price.

I think I’m capable of doing the job at any club in the world, so I’m sure I can do it at West Ham.

Maybe it’s old-fashioned, but I’ve always preferred to see players with my own eyes than on a video or going on somebody else’s recommendation. If that means getting up early and taking a flight, then so be it. Our success at Everton came from having a great recruitment team who I made sure were out watching the players.

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

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

I think sometimes you need a run and a bit of confidence with getting the goals.

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

I’ve got huge affection for Everton. It was my life for over a decade.

I would still consider myself in the elite group of managers. If it was me against someone else, I’d trust myself.

I got Everton competing at the top end of the league with a midtable budget.

It will not get better than Sir Alex Ferguson. It just won’t.

I have a point to prove. Sometimes you have to repair things, and maybe I have a little bit that I need to repair.

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.

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

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

Football is not always as glamourous as some might imagine, as the story of the first time I signed Marouane Fellaini perhaps illustrates.

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

Real Sociedad fans are fantastic; they know that the club is trying to join the other teams who are always in the top part of the table – to get as close to them as possible.

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

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 don’t think managers have the opportunity to think in terms of a long-term vision for a club.