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Tony DiCicco Biography

Anthony D. DiCicco Jr. (August 5, 1948 – June 19, 2017) was a U.S. soccer player and coach and TV commentator. He is best known as the coach of the United States women's national soccer team from 1994 to 1999, during which time the team won an Olympic gold medal in 1996 and the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. He was also coach of the USA team that won the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

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Youth soccer is big business. If I don't win, it doesn't matter if I'm developing players, my business is going to hell.

Developing, Player, Players, Soccer, Winning, Youth

Coaching soccer, like disciplines including journalism, you'll always learn if you're open to it, you'll learn from your players. If that's being smart, fair enough.

Open, Player, Players, Smart, Soccer

It takes courage to dream big and then to allow nothing to prevent you from realizing that dream.

Big, Courage, Dream, Motivational Sports, Takes

The smartest thing is knowing that I don't know it all and that there's more to learn.

Know, Know It All, Knowing, Knows, Smartest, Thing

When you set a goal, write it down and then it's like making a promise to yourself.

Goal, Like, Promise, Sports, Write, Writing

If I win, I attract other good players and by doing that I win more games.

Attract, Games, Good, Player, Winning

Chemistry is a contribution that teammates make to each other, but it's also something a coach can create or facilitate.

Building, Chemistry, Coach, Make, Team

You can't have assistant coaches who aren't loyal - but you can learn a lot from your assistant coaches.

Assistant, Assistants, Coaches, Learn, Loyal

Placing blame on others is easy. Taking responsibility for yourself is empowering.

Blame, Empowering, Placing, Responsibility, Sports, Taking

Have a vision and then create your own reality. Otherwise, someone else may create it for you.

Create, Inspirational Life, Reality, Vision

At a youth soccer game you'll probably hear parents and coaches on the sidelines yelling, 'Pass the ball! Pass the ball!'. . . When we continually tell our young players to pass the ball, we're not allowing them to develop their full potential, especially those who have the ability to take their opponents on and beat them one-on-one. As a result, we run the risk of diminishing a player's artistry and potential.

Allowing, Beat, Player, Potential, Running, Soccer

If you put good people around you, I guess you're smart. You learn from them and that makes you a better coach.

Coach, Coaches, Good, Guess, People, Smart

Overseas, kids grow up in a soccer culture. The German player sees the game eons above the American player the same age.

Eons, Growing Up, Kids, Overseas, Player, Soccer

Don't whine. Find the positive in difficult situations.

Basketball, Difficult Situations, Famous Basketball, Positive, Situations, Whine

Don't get angry; get better.

Angry, Basketball, Famous Basketball, Get Better

I don't blame the players, I don't blame the parents, I blame programs and I blame the coaches.

Blame, Coaches, Parent, Parents, Player, Programs

Talent is not enough. It's an important component in a successful performance, but it's really only a starting point.

Basketball, Component, Enough, Important, Point, Successful

I don't know how smart I am, but I was a student of the game and I still watch games and still pick up things. If you watch individual players you will see genius.

Games, Genius, Pick, Player, Smart

To some, challenges are exhausting. To others, they are opportunities in waiting.

Challenges, Opportunities, Opportunity, Waiting

I put myself around good people, including my assistant coaches. A lot of head coaches are intimidated by their assistant coaches, they'd rather get people that are far less talented than them because it's not threatening.

Assistants, Coaches, Good, Intimidated, People, Threatening