Granit Xhaka Quotes

You need continuity at clubs.

My whole life's been stability. People who have worked with me have for a long time. Air Asia is the same people who started it.

I'm going to be the coach at Florida as long as they'll have me.

My dad was part of the Oriole way. I think he was there 14 years in the minor leagues; I think seven of those years, they had the same people in place. So it was about continuity. It was about stability.

You need continuity. You need a commitment and continuity.

Leadership is being the best example you can be for your teammates. The guy that everybody can depend on on a nightly basis.

When you've worked in the same place for 13 years, when things go well, you know how to keep it going well. When things go bad, you know how to fix it. The biggest thing is that familiarity.

I've been with the paper for almost 30 years.

We've had the same set designer and the same crew in many cases since 1972.

My record shows that I'm not the kind of player who wants to change clubs every season, and I would have no problem playing in England for many more years.

I just try to keep the same people I've had around me from Day One. Keep it a real small circle because if you do that, not too much is going to go bad for you.

It just proves that I've been here for a long time and, I guess, have done the right things over the years.

I stayed close to my family. My family never changed.

I've been with the group since 1965. I will be beginning my fifth year on April ninth this year.

I like the consistency of having people in my life for a long time.

There's always, I guess, a philosophy that if you come in, you want to change all the parts, you want to change everything over. I've always tried to preach that consistency and continuity are very, very important. So if I know the baseball people, and I know they're competent and could do the job, I don't see any reason to replace them.

The most important role of a leader is to set a clear direction, be transparent about how to get there and to stay the course.

I truthfully think, a consistent coach over 30 years, probably, I'd rather be that than having one championship and mediocrity for years.

I believe one of the best things about managing people is that we can influence lives in a positive way. That's basically what a manager is about. When I can do that, I am very happy.

The times demand not a man bearing promises of new things, but a man who can finish the things begun...

You have to prove that you know what you're doing. You have to have longevity. You have to stay around.

I've always respected Coach Frank. I kind of publicly recruited him because I really need him and want him. I'm kind of the college recruiter now because he brings a lot to the table. He's had success here and understands the good and the bad, so I'm recruiting him to join my staff.

I had a good record company right from the beginning, and I'm still with them after all these years. I think I may be the only person in the world that's had a tenure this long with any record company.

You have to let the team develop. You can't say, 'Oh, I got empty seats, I'm going to change the team.' It just doesn't work that way.

I've held the title for years and years.