Patrick Bamford Quotes

I don't like guys who will lie down and take it. I want someone who'll fight back. I like people who can argue well.

In my house, you got in trouble if you didn't speak up. My mom would be furious at us if we went to school and behaved nicely if someone treated us badly. If we got in trouble because we had yelled at them or told them that they were wrong, my mother would be like, 'Good job.'

I think I can bring tremendous leadership.

I think it's really important for young audiences to see that you don't have to apologize for being angry when you're angry, and you don't have to apologize for standing up for yourself when people are pushing you around.

I was the middle of five children, and we were five very opinionated siblings. That probably pushed me to learn to speak up for myself.

I need to learn to be more assertive.

I fell in love with the topic of leadership. For three decades, that has been a major focus of my hands-on work: listening to and working with leaders, their teams and their organizations.

Knowing who I am as a player and working on my deficiencies, communication is something I try to pride myself on.

I know how to stand up to a bully - but maybe more importantly how to work around a bully.

If someone criticizes me, I strike back.

There is a fine line between assertiveness and being relaxed.

It's been years since I've had a real input in the game anyway. For this game, I've just tried to keep all the other stuff away from the players and coaches.

I'm damn successful but I got here by not taking crap. I still don't take crap, so if anybody needs a champion, let it be me.

I am endlessly fascinated that playing football is considered a training ground for leadership, but raising children isn't. Hey, it made me a better leader: you have to take a lot of people's needs into account; you have to look down the road. Trying to negotiate getting a couple of kids to watch the same TV show requires serious diplomacy.

I learned to stand up for myself at school where I was never too popular.

When I on set as a director I crazy. My temper is not that good.

A good part of my leadership skills is crafted from learning from experiences early in my career that were not positive experiences.

I know how to make decisions and stand up to the criticism every day.

I became more confident within myself and matured as a person and become a little bit more opinionated - maybe the lads might say a little bit too opinionated for their liking but that is just a natural progression for a player.

I'm not mean, just aggressive.

I bring values, resiliency, a thick skin, and I'm not afraid to be confrontational. I don't remember anyone before bringing that to the table.

They weren't interested in entertainment. They were tough. I learned one trick, which was to be quieter than they were until they had to look at you. It took a lot of agressiveness.

In most job interviews, people say they are looking for people skills and emotional intelligence. That's reasonable, but the question is, how do you define what that looks like?

I had to learn not to let anyone push me around, to be brave and to say things I knew might make people mad.

I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.