It's always important to respond after a defeat.Simon MignoletTheWorldMotivation.comTry New ThemeDownloadSharePin ItCopied to clipboard!“It's always important to respond after a defeat.
“I turned goalkeeper. My father had been one and we had a goal in the back garden. He'd taught me a bit about it so I thought I'd give it a go. I didn't really know whether it was going to be a good choice or a bad one but I joined a small local team as a keeper and it turned out to be a really good decision.”Simon MignoletBack
“Everyone deals with criticism in a different way. Some guys read it, some guys don't really listen to it, some guys try to stay away from it, some guys get angry about it.”
“My faith helped me stay grounded in defeat and victory, to not get too excited about the successes and too low about the failures.”Tim HowardDefeat
“If you concede a goal, it can be up to seven or eight mistakes leading up to it but, obviously, as a goalkeeper you have to accept it has gone past you.”Simon MignoletConcede
“It's never nice to sit on the bench. Everybody knows it is not what you want as a professional footballer but it's about responding and coming back.”Simon MignoletBench
“Not all things always go your way and you have to accept that. That's what you are going to get as a footballer.”Simon MignoletAll Things