Scott Tolzien Quotes

I am a calm person, and I know my responsibilities. I will show it on the field.

My parents trust me.

I have to give him and I have to have 100 percent of his confidence…. If I do not have his confidence, someone else should be chief of staff.

I'm going to stay respectful. The team comes first. I'm not going to do anything to jeopardize them or myself, so I'll just make sure I speak lightly and carry a big stick.

My teammates trust me; they know I make the right plays. I'm not a selfish guy.

I want to be the guy the captain can trust.

Even without tactical discipline, what is important for a team is having players with maturity and a sense of responsibility.

I want to be one of the guys, but I also want to be 'the' guy, the guy that can go out there and they can rely on in crunch time. I'm going to be the guy that they know will show up every day, every game, every play and show up on a consistently great level.

I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.

When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.

I think that's good that I have to watch how I act and what I say. I think that's a part of growing up.

I can't get carried away with having a good time because everyone, especially the young guys, have to know there's a time and place for everything.

When I see someone who has responsibilities, most of the time I can pinpoint that person because of the way he carries himself.

A leader must be a good listener. He must be willing to take counsel. He must show a genuine concern and love for those under his stewardship.

For good or ill, I'm a person of leadership. I do my best. I don't dodge responsibility.

Tom Coughlin is great with the players and he is what you see with the media. He's a good guy and he's a fun guy, but at the same time he's a serious guy when it comes to winning and it comes to football.

I need to behave in a way that will cause people to take me seriously.

To be honest, the fact that people trust you gives you a lot of power over people. Having another person's trust is more powerful than all other management techniques put together.

As a captain, I think it's important that the players really know who you are and what you stand for, what your beliefs are, and to be consistent in those if things are going good or things are going bad.

Being a good leader requires remembering that you're there for a reason, and the reason certainly isn't to have your way. High-integrity leaders not only welcome questioning and criticism - they insist on it.

Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.

Discipline is knowing what you're supposed to do and doing it as best you can... On third down and short yardage, the Raiders don't jump offside. That's discipline - not a coat and tie, not a clean shave.

Leadership can't be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed, you can't fool the guys in the locker room. So when you talk about leadership, it comes with performance. Leadership comes with consistency.

In your pursuit of your passions, always be young. In your relationship with others, always be grown-up. Set a standard, and stay faithful to it.

There are two good rules which ought to be written on every heart - never to believe anything bad about anybody unless you positively know it to be true; never to tell even that unless you feel that it is absolutely necessary, and that God is listening.