Friday, November 14, 2025

A little bit of Zen (68)

A black-and-white photograph of Spurs manager Bill Nicholson, in the club trophy room - with the European Cup Winners' Cup and the FA Cup
 

“We have set our sights very high; so high, so high, in fact, that even failure would have in it an echo of glory."


Bill Nicholson


The legendary Spurs manager, who led the club to its greatest successes in the early 1960s, was a surprisingly idealistic, and indeed, at times, a poetic chap. 


We can all take inspiration from this thought.


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