Paul Rouse: Einstein understood well the value of experience

While the scientist was no sportsman, his words are vital to anyone who ever coaches, or has ever been coached.

Einstein at his first lecture at the 'Institute for Advanced Studies', Princeton University. Pic: ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty Images

There is no evidence that Albert Einstein ever coached a football or hurling team.

Indeed, he had no real interest in sport, apart from sailing. He loved the fact that it was something you could do sitting down. And while Einstein was no sportsman, the words that he spoke – or, in some instances, was claimed to have spoken – are vital to anyone who ever coaches, or has ever been coached.