Mike McCarthy Quotes

The basic DNA we've got to implant in leaders now is adaptability: not to get wedded to the solution to a particular problem, because not only the problem but the solution changes day to day. Creating people who are hardwired for that is going to be our challenge for the future.

Everyone has a plan until they get hit.

Always in my books, I like to throw that rogue element into a stable situation and then see what happens.

To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.

Who likes surprises? Nobody I know likes surprises. But facts change on the ground.

You can never in negotiations be totally predictable. The minute you’re predictable, they’re going to figure out how to take advantage.

… experience should teach us that it is always the unexpected that does occur!

Power shifts your thinking from what is right and wrong to what is necessary

History, as it comes into our daily lives, is charged with surprise and shock.

That’s what this job is all about. Dealing with things you didn’t expect.

I've worked on so many films where the script is one thing and then, somewhere down the line - on set, sometimes - it changes, and there's zero I can do about it.

You need a different checklist and different mental models for different companies.

Meet the challenges of the time.

A leader has to find opportunities in any environment.

I am good at being shown something and counterpunching.

You have to surprise opponents, keep them guessing. Doing the same thing over and over again without variation will not work.

I've learned that every game is different. You could play one team and have a terrible game and the next time you play them have the best game of your career.

We expect surprises. There has to be surprises.

That may be one of the qualities a lot of owners have. They thrive on times that are challenging and changing because you have to grasp the big picture.

As we've learned on a logistical level, anything is possible in the 'This Is Us' world.

I think what we focus on is every game is a different challenge, and you have to find ways to put yourself in position to win, and you have to have a resourcefulness, and it's not always going to go according to play.

Crisis is not a nine-to-five job... Crisis happens when you least expect it.

You play in different situations and conditions, and you have to come up with new solutions for the problems. It has made me a more rounded player, who can handle different tactics and positions.

I find in my career that I never know what's going to happen in two months.

I'm sure that everyone has been in a situation in their lives where they've had to change their game plan.