Quotes by Stuart Pearce

• I have made it totally clear to the players that my door will always be open.
• The way I was brought up by my parents and guided through my football life by the influences of various managers means that in some ways I am black and white.
• If my results are not good I will lose my job.
• I want them to be fully committed to the work place and fully committed to the people they work for.
• I think management is about just that - managing people via man-to-man skills.
• I just get the impression that everyone is willing me to succeed.
• I enjoy making the decisions.
• I am ready to work, I am ready for this job and I am ready for this challenge.
• I am one of those people who quite enjoys responsibility.
• I am nothing without the players.
• I am doing the job with the mentality that I am going to be here a long time and I hope that I am.
• Football's in my blood - and eventually I want to be the one making decisions.
• But to me the bottom line is the more education you can give yourself, and the more preparation you can do, the less chance of failing.
• There is a set of rules and a code of conduct that I believe that you should adhere to in life.
• I have lived my life that way and I expect the people who work for me to be the same way.