Then he was an aggressive perfectionist whose single-minded self-belief contributed to his Anfield downfall.
It brought self-belief to us as a nation and the sport has not looked back since.
We've worked hard in training and the coaches have instilled a lot of self-belief.
It certainly felt too small after his Myrtle Beach success to accommodate Mr Gingrich's gargantuan self-belief.
Villas-Boas' self-belief is admirable, though statements like that don't exactly win points in the locker room.
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There is the same dizzying blend of self-belief, name-dropping, genuinely shrewd analysis and eclectic leadership tips.
"The Australian debacle one again underlined the team's poor preparations and lack of self-belief, " the newspaper said.
Sun owes its position today to its evangelical fervour and a self-belief that borders on the arrogant.
Self-belief, at least, was never a problem, and with success as a writer came greater success with women.
England's self-belief will go through the roof after this exhilarating series win and the victory parade that follows.
Adams' unshakeable self-belief and single-mindedness helped him achieve much to be admired as both a footballer and man.
But it takes actual smarts to understand that glibness and self-belief are not sufficient proof of genuine intelligence.
He's got more self-belief and we've also worked a lot on his defence.
It can give players extra reserves of self-belief when they need it most.
Although Labour "still had a long way to go", Ms Harman said the party "had grown in confidence and self-belief".
But, Dale said, she transformed the British economy, pulling it out of a malaise and restoring the nation's sense of self-belief.
Ashton said the defeat - his 10th in 21 Tests since taking over from Andy Robinson - had not affected his self-belief.
It will give them more experience, and maybe more confidence and self-belief.
"He just doesn't have the self-belief, the self-confidence that he obviously had, the Tiger of old -- simple as that, " the Englishman said.
Second, he showed the strength of his self-belief when he, almost alone, insisted the party would win the 1970 election, which it did.
Skylon reminds me of the optimistic days of my childhood when 60s Britain, still humming with aeronautical self-belief, built its own rockets and supersonic warplanes.
"Players are starting to realise their potential and one thing we've been trying to create is a self-belief, that they are good enough, " he said.
After all, there are only so many promotions to go around and a strong self-belief works best when you know how to apply it deftly.
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According to Verheyen, Waseige has given the team some much-needed self-belief.
She must have called upon her vast reservoir of mental toughness and self-belief to overcome potential doubt as to whether she was all the way back.
Trundle is a player that needs to be loved so his transformation from talismanic regular to Bristol City bit-part was a huge blow to his self-belief.
It was a victory they merited, with United creating and wasting chances but never carrying the same sense of self-belief as Arsenal in a highly charged atmosphere.
Having the best players is not always a guarantee of success, but Smith seemed to give Leeds the self-belief that has sometimes been missing in the past.
Van Nistelrooy's goal has injected United with a self-belief they had lacked before, and both Ryan Giggs and Gary Neville came close to reducing the deficit further.
It was the first goal Arsenal had conceded in 338 minutes of Premiership football and seemed to puncture their self-belief before slowly and surely they reasserted their authority.
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