Quote by Roy T. Bennett “You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone.”

Soccer Manager . Leadership. Knowledge. Motivation. Consistency. What makes a great coach or Manager ? Is the ability to Know strength & weakness of his team or  the effective communication skills which make a soccer manager legendary. One such achiever is Zinedine Zidane.  Zidane has been  an ace French footballer and current manager of Real Madrid.

Zidane played as an midfielder who was very aggressive for the France national team. Zidane also played for top clubs like  Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus and Real Madrid. Zidane was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. An elite playmaker, renowned for his elegance, technique , vision and  ball control  

You name the title &  Zidane has won it. La Liga title , UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid  , two Serie A league championships with Juventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned teams. His left-foot volleyed winner in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final is considered to be one of the greatest goals ever. On the international stage with France, Zidane won the  1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring twice in the final, and UEFA Euro 2000 where he was named Player of the Tournament. The World Cup triumph made him a national hero in France, and he received the  Legion d'honneur in 1998.

Now his transformation from a great player to top class manager is complete. Zidane knows how to get the very best out of his team. The players respect him & deliver when it matters. No wonder , Zidane has lead REAL MADRID to LA LIGA TITLE ( as at MAY 17 ) & has won  FOUR TROPHIES in less than 18 months as incharge.  Jim Tunney has said “Leadership is more about responsibility than ability!”

QUOTE FROM FRANC RIBERI ON LIONEL MESSI ; "MESSI IS CLASS. THERE IS HIM, AND THEN THERE IS REST. WHAT HE DOES IS EXTRAORDINARY.

Definition of hard work  for achievers is that something which challenges you. And why is challenge important? Why not just do what’s easiest .Most people will do what’s easiest and avoid hard work — and that’s precisely why you should do the opposite. Champions thrive on challenges and  look forward for  enhanced opportunities.  One such young boy Lionel Messi of  Argentina, started soccer at age of five. At the age of 8, he was recruited to join the youth system of Newell's Old Boys. Recognizably smaller than most of the kids in his age group, Messi used to work very hard. Messi moved quickly through the junior system ranks, and by the age of 16, he had made his first appearance for Barcelona. Messi put himself in the record books on May 1, 2005, as the youngest player to ever score a goal for the franchise.  Messi ‘s  speed and relentless attacking style, he drew comparisons to another famous Argentinean footballer: Diego Maradona. Messi steered Barcelona to a wealth of success, captured the Champions League, La Liga, and Spanish Super Cup titles. That same year, after two consecutive runner-up finishes, he took home his first FIFA "World Player of the Year" honor/Ballon d'Or award. Amazingly, the diminutive soccer wizard continued to improve, discovering new ways to score goals  while leading Barcelona to La Liga and Spanish Super Cup championships in 2010 and 2011, as well as the '11 Champions League title. In 2012, he set a record for most goals in a calendar year, and afterward was named FIFA's "Player of the Year" a record fourth time. Messi embarked on an all-out assault on the record books in 2012. He became the first player to  surpass Cesar Rodriguez's club-record 232 goals to become Barcelona's all-time leading scorer. By the end of 2012, Messi had accumulated an astounding 91 goals in club and international play, eclipsing the 85 netted in a single calendar year by Gerd Muller in 1972. Fittingly, he broke one more record when he was named the FIFA Ballon d'Or winner for the fourth time in January 2013. Messi led team Argentina to the finals of the 2014 World Cup. Although his team lost to Germany, he was named best player of the tournament. Also, MESSI has recently scored 500 GOALS for his club, BARCELONA.( AS AT 23-4-17 ) .  Quote by Lionel Messi sums up his philosophy towards life *  You have to fight to reach to your dream. You have to sacrifice and work hard for it.*