You don't want to be too proud, to get carried away, but if people give you praise, you don't want to throw it back. Gareth Southgate More Quotes by Gareth Southgate More Quotes From Gareth Southgate In life, there are really complex, difficult jobs, and some are more complicated and difficult than others. But when you look around at inventions, or records that have been broken, you have to tell yourself that anything is possible. Gareth Southgate yourselfyoubrokenlife You want all players to be free of overthinking. That's when they're in a good place and a good flow. Gareth Southgate freeplacegoodyou Results are a consequence of doing things well and having high standards, improving the detail of how we play. Gareth Southgate highdoingthingsplay Sometimes you have to make decisions for the bigger picture. Gareth Southgate picturedecisionsyousometimes As part of their recovery after a match, you want players to stay in the cold water for as long as they can, but naturally, they want to get out. You might have races or games in order to keep them engaged. Gareth Southgate youcoldwaterlong I nearly missed the births of both of my children, and both were around international weeks. Gareth Southgate bothmissedwerechildren When you become England manager, the change in profile and interest in what you're doing is on another level. Gareth Southgate managerdoingyouchange I'm very conscious I've got a lot of faults, the same as everyone, and I have done plenty of things wrong. Gareth Southgate wrongeveryonethingsdone It's impossible to please everybody all of the time, but you just have to believe that you're making decisions for the right reasons. Gareth Southgate youimpossibletimebelieve I guess, at a club, you feel supported. Sometimes, with the national team, it hasn't always felt that way. Gareth Southgate feelyouteamsometimes I played international football for England, and in many games, we were technically inferior to the opposition. Gareth Southgate oppositionenglandgamesfootball I was always the captain of every club I played for, so I would expect to be somebody who put themselves forward. Gareth Southgate expectcaptainforwardalways In a team, you need players who are technically good and can perform under pressure. Gareth Southgate goodyouteampressure Ultimately, playing at international level, at all age groups, is good for a player's development, and that is good for clubs, too. Gareth Southgate playinggooddevelopmentage In England, we've spent a bit of time being lost as to what our modern identity is. Gareth Southgate beingidentitylosttime It was very painful to be so close to a World Cup final. Gareth Southgate cupworld-cuppainfulworld We always have to believe in what is possible in life and not be hindered by history or expectations. Gareth Southgate expectationslifebelievehistory Whenever you name a team and whenever you pick a squad, that is when you have to make the most difficult calls. To tell a player, 'I'm not selecting you, and these are the reasons why...' it's tough. Gareth Southgate nameyoutoughteam I didn't like it as a player when I felt a coach was fudging the reasons for leaving me out. As a player, I wanted to know where I was lacking in my game and where I could improve in order to get back in the team. Gareth Southgate gameknowmeteam In the end, success in a shoot-out is being able to perform a particular skill under pressure. Gareth Southgate skillendpressuresuccess