Harvey Mackay Quotes

Morale is good; troops are confident; leaders are capable.

The goal was for the men to see each other, to give the troops and idea of their own strength, to infuse espirit de corps.

To ensure victory the troops must have confidence in themselves as well as in their commanders.

The best players I have seen and known have confidence in their teammates. They know that basketball's not a one-man game. That confidence brings out the best in everybody, because it's contagious.

Whenever there is somebody at Epic who is capable of doing something better than me, I let them at it.

There is an intimacy and trust that is needed between leaders, between their assistants and advisers. Usually, you have the real substance behind closed doors; and the press conferences, you have niceties, nice photo ops.

You're getting to know these guys as people, and as players. You have to develop a rapport. They give me a lot of respect.

I believe in myself, I believe in my players. My target is to try to get them to believe in themselves and believe in their colleagues. These are the things that we must do.

I try and relate my writing to something I know about, and I had a primary experience of being in a competitive, military environment and being part of a squadron.

Without judging anyone, communication is so important for a coach.

I always say that if you stay with a good coach, the relationship between him and his team becomes like a family: he becomes a father with his children.

Showing that you consistently have their best interests at heart not only motivates your people to do their best work; it also builds goodwill that you may need to draw on when the going gets tough and you have to lean on one another to find the horizon.

I get on well with Mourinho. He trusts me and knows what I can give to the team.

A coach must be at one with his players.

Respect is the most essential thing about captaincy. Respect between the captain and players is important. It is give and take.

If your No. 1 priority isn't winning, and people can tell? That's the battle. Now there's a problem between people, because that guy's No. 1 priority is winning, and that guy's isn't.

My quarterbacks have to be a member of my family, and that has nothing to do with football. Trust is everything. We have to connect on a deep level in order to really be able to build something together.

I can only be inspired if I'm working with people that I really respect.

My players know the 'fear' word or something like that does not go inside our dressing room. Never.

When I'm out there playing basketball, it's just, 'Let me do me,' and everybody is going to benefit. I feel confident that whoever I'm out there with is going to win.

You want to have that trust with your QB; you want to build that camaraderie throughout your team and just have that relationship with them, so when you're out there, he doesn't have anything to worry about. He tells you to run this route, you run it to the best of your ability and be there for him.

I never want to make the quarterback feel like I'm being a distraction or I've got any negativity toward him.

When orders are consistently trustworthy and observed, the relationship of a commander with his troops is satisfactory.

Teamwork is the foundation of success. The three universal questions that an individual asks of his coach, player, employee, employer are: Can I trust you? Are you committed to excellence? And, do you care about me?

The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.