James Haskell Quotes

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

When I was young, I wasn't disciplined at all.

I've learned over the years that freedom is just the other side of discipline.

If we do not discipline ourselves the world will do it for us.

Character is long-standing habit.

The surest test of discipline is its absence.

It's absolutely true that unless you can instill discipline upon yourself, you will never be able to lead others.

I think there's some connection between absolute discipline and absolute freedom.

In the last analysis, our only freedom is the freedom to discipline ourselves.

Discipline yourself, and others won't need to.

I love fighting. I want to fight, but there are principles in this game. You've got to have morals. I'm not just going to fight fights to fight to get nowhere.

More than anything, you have to respect the game and do things the right way.

If you want to be pro, you have to hold yourself accountable. It's about what you do when nobody's looking.

There is a set of rules and a code of conduct that I believe that you should adhere to in life.

The disciplined are free.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

In golf, the player, coach and official are rolled into one, and they overlap completely. Golf really is the best microcosm of life - or at least the way life should be.

I'm not going to say something I shouldn't. In that way, I was probably the perfect guy to play in New England.

Don't do anything in practice that you wouldn't do in the game.

Maturity: Be able to stick with a job until it is finished. Be able to bear an injustice without having to get even. Be able to carry money without spending it. Do your duty without being supervised.

How can I govern others, who can't even govern myself?

To me, discipline in football occurs on the field, not off it.

When we, through our educational culture, through the media, through the entertainment culture, give our children the impression that human beings cannot control their passions, we are telling them, in effect, that human beings cannot be trusted with freedom.

I am a very conscientious golfer. I count every stroke. I learned to play that way. That is the only way I can play. It taught me to be honest. There is no greater virtue than honesty.

Without discipline, there's no life at all.