Diane Greene Quotes

You have to be willing to risk things; otherwise, somebody else will put you out of business.

Business is more exciting than any game.

Business is the ultimate sport. In business, as in sport, the one thing you can control is effort.

There are similarities between business and sport, in the pressures involved and in the fitness aspect too.

Business is about people. It's about passion. It's about bold ideas, bold small ideas or bold large ideas.

The bottom line is that it's the NFL, and there's going to be competition wherever you go. That's the way I look at it. I've had competition in high school. I've had competition in college, and that's part of the game. That's part of how you improve as a quarterback.

Today, the competition is considerably more intense.

I don't really care about gossip. I care about building great businesses.

Business is a combination of war and sport.

As his team prepares, a coach's entire being must be concentrated on winning games.

Running a business anywhere isn't easy.

The car business is a lot like football. In football, you have to win once a week. In the car business, you have to win every day.

I wanted to bring something to 'Celebrity Apprentice' to let America know that you don't have to be back-stabbing and mean-spirited in order to a challenge.

If you're going to run a small business, you need to know what everyone is doing, be the first one in and the last one out, and work weekends.

I love to compete. To me, business is the ultimate sport. It's always on. There is always someone trying to beat me.

Our wage freeze was vital to keep wages competitive with rival companies. I always try to communicate to our people that we can never make enough money. We can never make enough profit.

I probably should have gotten out, but I really enjoyed the challenge of bringing a team to that game. In fact, I probably enjoy the challenge of it more than the actual game.

I just figured out that if I gave my all into this game - if I put everything into the fight business - then I would eventually run the fight business.

I love to act, but business is more interesting because it's more competitive and involves more people. There's more 'now' mentality and energy. Intellectually, it's a lot more interesting.

If you start beating opponents in their backyard is when you give yourself a chance to remain No.1.

When I'm on the field, I'm locked in, focused on my job. I try to have a positive play and try to get points on the board.

To me, any time you're playing a Peyton Manning-led football team, there's a challenge - but that's what you dream about growing up as a kid.

I like 'The Apprentice.' I think it's a cool show to watch.

It's always a nice thought to be coming against the best managers.

When you race a sailboat, the selection of your crew is just completely paramount. It's impossible to be an effective skipper if you don't have the right people working harmoniously in the right roles.