Russell Wilson Quotes

My height doesn't define my skill set. To be a great quarterback, you have to have great leadership, great attention to detail and a relentless competitive nature - and I try to bring that on a daily basis.

There's a lot I need to improve on. YAC, which I'm last in. Being a better leader. Not getting frustrated when things aren't going my way.

I want to be quicker, I want to be stronger, and I want to be a leader.

If I'm in my position at a company, I may not have the knowledge of the C.E.O., I may not know what's possible, or I may not have the creativity, but if I can identify a problem, that's a valuable thing.

I'm a very competitive person, but at the same time, as a quarterback, you gotta be poised; you gotta be very poised and patient. I'm pretty loose and relaxed, but I'm also very competitive.

A quarterback wants to come across in the interview process as confident, as having a vast understanding and knowledge of defenses, as being capable of leading a group of men. That's what you've got to convey to the teams.

You can't do anything successfully in life without leadership.

I feel like I have built different aspects of my game, not just scoring goals.

I learnt about being physically fit, captaincy, and the things that really matter when it comes to being a leader and a batsman.

I have picked the very, very best deputy that I could. David Parker is a fantastic guy. He's a person who I trust absolutely. He's got a wonderful sense for policy. He will be great on organisation, and I know that I could not have a better deputy.

One thing that somebody told me is that leadership is a lonely role - some people can do it, and some people can't.

I don't really have preferred roles except those with some complexity.

I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.

At the end of the program, I tried to talk to the kids a little bit about life skills.

The manager asks how and when; the leader asks what and why.

Success in management requires learning as fast as the world is changing.

It's a completely different thing, but there's so many things I learned from being an athlete that helped me in business. The only risk is not taking the risk. You've got to take that step.

The successful business executive can handle challenges and solve problems at a remarkable clip.

The experience of learning how to get straight to the core of a problem proved to be of immense value later when I had a long succession of responsibilities in large, complex government departments.

Management teams aren't good at asking questions. In business school, we train them to be good at giving answers.

Great CEOs are not just born with shiny hair and a tie.

I've grown over the years and I know how to adapt to situations, where I can go into a situation where there's a crowd of people and just take over. But pretty much I'm off to myself. And I'm totally committed to the game of football. That's why I've had so much success.

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.

Effective management always means asking the right question.

Leadership is one of the things I really strive to excel in in my life.