Dick Vitale Quotes

Throughout all my career, I have been an honest person, responsible, and respectful of my team-mates and the clubs that I have played for and the countries I have lived in.

Whoever I suit up for... I'm going to do my job.

My best friends always say to me, 'Think about yourself first,' and tell me to be more selfish. But I'm not like that. I am a professional. I am of service to the club and to the manager.

I know guys respect work ethic, and they respect the guys that are invested and committed.

I've never gone against any manager, nor have I talked badly about any coach, I've always thrown myself at any challenge handed to me and tried to understand and learn.

When you do what you're supposed to do and don't complain much, I think the fans, media, players and front office appreciate and respect that.

I have lived my life that way and I expect the people who work for me to be the same way.

Winning our fans' approval will come from all of us doing the right things for the right reasons, me included.

I love having a master. I have no problem serving my director. That's my job. I want to make them happy.

I approach every role with the same commitment because I'm being paid for it. To not do so would be unethical.

I take work very seriously and telling the truth in my job and professionalism.

I think I've had the opportunity to work for people because I wanted to and because I thought they were good people, and therefore everything I do, I can do with sincerity.

I would never walk off any show.

I work for a place that's been great to me over the years, and when you make a mistake, you're hurting your company as well.

Humanity is in my heart. Do I suffer fools? No. Am I a stickler for my profession? Yes. I am a task master? Yes. My military background, football background, I'm a team player all the way, and I love winning.

Work hard to achieve integrity in your work and your relationships with the people you work with.

When I'm at work, I do try and embody it as much as possible.

There's a responsibility to the coaches, to the organization, to the front office, to the owners, to everybody who believes in you enough to give you what you've gotten, to the fans that show up every day and pay to watch you play - all those things combined. It's not fair to take a day off.

Discipline is a big thing for me, you have to respect the workplace and your team-mate.

It doesn't matter if you're a star or not; what is important is that you do your job with absolute honesty.

You can get in front of the media and say, 'Yeah, I'm working hard.' You can't do it in front of those other 52 guys in the locker room. You can't fool your teammates, because they see you. They see you every day, and they see you more than your family sees you.

I'm not trying to please everybody. I'm just trying to play for one team and do it the right way.

I was brought up to be loyal, trustworthy, hardworking and to deliver. If you hired Noel Edmonds to do something then, by God, he worked hard at it.

When done with heart, commitment, and integrity, every job is equally important.

I'll do whatever the coach wants me to do.