International futbol star Frankie Lampard has been among the game’s elite for quite some time, but his explanation of the management style of Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is nearly universal.

‘I have never had a manager who, while I’m standing in the shower cleaning my balls, tells me I’m the best player in the world. He did that. I’ll never forget it. So casual. “You’re the best player in the world, but you need to win titles”.

‘From that moment the extra confidence was in me. Not that I thought I was the best player in the world, but the manager who had just won the Champions League thought it. So I went out a different player.’

I might have to try that motivational tactic with my girls’ AAU team. Girls need all the encouragement they can get.

[Daily Mail, via The Offside]