We didn't expect the (Cypriot) goal, and after that our boys got nervous and lost patience, but in the second half I told them to continue playing as they did during the first 20 minutes, and they followed my words, and we won easily.

I'm really proud of them, even if it's a bit disappointing, because even 1-0 would have qualified us.

So it's been a slow process and it's taken some patience. That's why patients are called patients I think - patience is required.

Small boys were a mystery to Sylvie. The satisfaction they gained from throwing sticks or stones for hours on end, the obsessive collection of inanimate objects, the brutal destruction of the fragile world around them, all seemed at odds with the men they were supposed to become.

Patience is a power unto itself.

Patience brings perseverance.