Urijah Faber Quotes

I try to be very positive. I surround myself with positive people, and the negative people can leave.

I don't tear down. I prefer to build up.

I don't put people down. I build people up. That's how I always wanna be looked at.

The one thing I've known and I've learned from the best managers, it's to stay positive.

My mom is positive and optimistic.

Surround yourself with positive people.

You cannot raise a man up by calling him down.

I got a lot of positive people around me.

Because I would just tell everyone it was going to be great and just put that belief in them.

Being surrounded with such positive people always helps.

There was a lot of passion with Klopp, I felt that most in the dressing room before games. He always had a big smile. He hugged every player. I loved his attitude - he was never nervous. He gave us confidence.

Some of the people on the teams I've been on need to be uplifted and kind of loved on. And some people don't need that at all - they need to be pushed; more hyped up.

I don't put others down; I talk my team up.

I try to see what the players can do and not what they can't do.

I think in a lot of ways, I handle the leadership role a little different than others. I'm not going to rah-rah or slap you across the helmet or push you. I'm going to talk to you.

I always try to boost everyone's spirits.

I'm really pumped about this opportunity to be with Coach Gase... with his mind and ability to lead a team. He's a good dude.

I try to be positive. I speak to my players about how we have to play, respect the rules. What I have done is always be positive.

Our stuff is more about being positive, but not in a preachy way.

You've got to believe you can get a result from the game.

I never thought a role model should be negative.

Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You can't be angry all day.

You can't win the hearts and minds of the masses unless you inspire them - you must lift their spirits and enliven their hearts.

People always accuse me of being motivational in a way, like it was a bad thing, but that's just how I was raised. My mom raised me in a positive environment, with lots of love in my heart, and that reflects in my music.

As a manager, the more consistent you are, the better off you are. It's easy to be up when things go well. When things don't go well, the players will follow your lead. So you have to be consistent and upbeat, which takes some work sometimes.