Rasheed Wallace Quotes

You know, you pick and choose your battles.

I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.

I'm not a screamer. I'm confrontational, but I don't think that translates into anger.

While exceptional employees don't seek conflict, they don't run away from it either. They're able to maintain their composure while presenting their positions calmly and logically. They're able to withstand personal attacks in pursuit of the greater goal and never use that tactic themselves.

It's always a balance... being clear-headed but being aggressive and as combative as you need to be.

I built my name on fighting so hard - I'll always do that - but I'm also trying to become more of a veteran, to be be calm and calculated and not always trying to bowl people over.

I come across as quite aggressive and quite in people's faces and everything like that, but I know where to draw the line.

Potency does not mean being unnecessarily aggressive; one has to be wise.

As I grew older and more mature, I've been able to move beyond the immediate response of violence to a projection of the pragmatic, political consequences of that violence. So it's an effort to attain equilibrium.

Knowing when to speak up and when to shut up will get you very far not only in business, but in life.

When people come at me they can't win, they think they can, but they can't. I'll just walk away.

There are always those who would put on armour and go into battle. but the real genius is in finding a way to get what you desire without dying for it.

Well, I'm not a violent person. You have to back off. People sometimes will try you and try you until you try not to, but you have to react. Normally, I just walk away.

It's better to get smart than to get mad. I try not to get so insulted that I will not take advantage of an opportunity to persuade people to change their minds.

I'm not a fighter. If there's something going on that I really feel strongly about, I'll certainly stand up but I pick my battles.

Talking back and being quite aggressive about stuff and not giving a care in the world about anyone. So it was more, I think, that way and I think that's what happened in that party when I stood in between two people.

A lot of times, you had to beat the bullies at their own game. But the difficulty is not becoming the bully yourself.

One of the first rules of playing the power game is that all bad news must be accepted calmly, as if one already knew and didn't care.

People take things too personally - I don't. If someone says something about me, I let it go. But unfortunately, everyone isn't like that. So I'm trying to be more diplomatic - but people always want a headline from me!

Remember that when you meet your antagonist, to do everything in a mild agreeable manner. Let your courage be keen, but, at the same time, as polished as your sword.

I was raised that way: don't get mad, get smart.

I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't. Hey, it made me a better leader: you have to take a lot of people's needs into account; you have to look down the road. Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.

I've learned when to speak out. You do have to learn when to bide your time and when to speak out, and I don't always get it right.

As a person who is not confrontational by disposition I tend to see that the quality of being confrontational is a positive attribute.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.