Nick Foles Quotes

I'm going to play the right way, I'm going to know my role, and I'm going to be who I am.

I try to be myself and, of course, be a good role model. I don't really find it hard, but you think about what you do and that other people look up to you.

There's so much more to being a 'top guy' than what you see on screen that I really learned.

On the pitch, I have always had that responsibility to lead the team. But, of course, when you are captain, players, especially the young ones, they look at you more for the things you do on and off the pitch. But I have always been a very calm person.

I think a lot of people that don't know me would say that I lead by example, which I feel like I do. But at the same time, I'm someone who's always been very up-front with people. I'm gonna get straight to the point.

The kind of leader and teammate that I was, at every stop I made, I was always honest with guys and honest with myself. I think that was the reason I grew to have the reputation I had in the league.

I want to be a great teammate, and I want to be the same leader on the field that I know I can be off the field.

If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.

Ben Roethlisberger is a proven winner in athletic competition. But the measure of a true leader is how they conduct themselves 24/7, not just during a winning touchdown drive or a goal-line stance. Leadership isn't something that gets switched off because the game clock expires.

I'm not saying I'm the perfect role model. But I'm honest. Period.

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.

It's not just what you do on the pitch, it's what you do off the pitch.

Culture is very important to the Mavs. Your best player has to be a fit for what you want the culture of the team to be. He has to be someone who leads by example. Someone who sets the tone in the locker room and on the court. It isn't about who talks the most or the loudest. It is about the demeanor and attitude he brings.

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.

I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic.

I've made the commitment to Canadians that I'm going to stay myself, and I'm going stay open about it, and I'm going to make sure that the thoughtfulness with which I approach issues continues to shine through.

I'm most proud of the fact I carried myself on and off the field consistently for what the NFL stands for.

It is true that integrity alone won't make you a leader, but without integrity you will never be one.

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.

I've seen firsthand that being president doesn't change who you are. It reveals who you are.

I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.

Leadership means setting a moral tone.

Lots of men have failed as presidents, as Trump surely will, but few fail so dismally as role models. He's a boy's idea of a man. He's a man's idea of a boy.

Do well what you do. And do it conscious that you ought to be leaders among men.

I'm pretty quiet, but my best quality is leading by example.