Alex Spanos Quotes

You can ask anybody in the room. My numbers are the worst in here but I'm still a jerk to everybody, yelling at everybody, getting them going. Once I get it back, then I'll be even worse to the guys.

Being equally convinced that aggression and rudeness are synonymous with having a "powerful personality."

be aggressive, BE-BE Aggressive! B-E A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E

Not that I was ever an asshole but I used to be much more of a bulldozer.

I would try to be super-assertive in meetings and, you know, pound my hand off the table, and it never ended well. People would say, 'What are you beating the table for?' It's not natural for me.

I'm a team guy, obviously. When a team needs me to be aggressive, I have to be aggressive.

If it were up to me, I'd be fighting chumps.

I always want to fight guys that want to test me.

I need to be more aggressive, more vocal, be a better defender. I've worked on all those tirelessly.

I like to be aggressive, I like to finish fights.

The panther is sleek. The panther is sneaky. The panther is covert. Meanwhile, the gorilla will show up and bang on his chest and make noises to warn you about what is about to happen if you continue to cross the line.

I'm a chilled out guy but if needs be the claws can come out.

I don't generally go after people offensively, but if somebody comes after me, I will absolutely meet them every step of the way and then some, no question.

People know that I'm very outspoken. I've learned that when I talk, it usually comes off very aggressive. It's not that I'm aggressive - I'm very stern.

Always attack, never defend.

It comes down to that ... business tactic: the guy that yells loudest is right.

When a person begins to yell during an argument, it is a tip-off that he is unsure of himself.

I get the reason that you should be willing to negotiate sometimes. But you also ought to be willing to throw a punch.

He lunged again. This time I stood my ground and he checked his leap at the last second....and toppled sideways. I didn't hide my laugh that time. His face twisted fast, grabbed my pajama leg and wrenched, and down I went. "Bully

Some men use no other means to acquire respect than by insisting on it; and it sometimes answers their purpose, as it does a highwayman's in regard to money.

I love the impatience of New York... You ever had somebody not ask you for directions, but demand them? You're just innocently walking down the street, you hear a horn, all of a sudden some guy's like, 'HOLLAND TUNNEL!!!' ...You know, like you were supposed to fax this guy directions. Suddenly, you're wasting HIS time.

Girl, don't make me put my foot in your ass.

So, rather than trying to humbly mix with the rest of the world, we are forcing ourselves upon it. We seem to create conflicts with everyone.

You've got to be a little nasty out there. But most of the time, I'm having fun.

A Mexican guy named Sam pushes Gary Frankel next to Isabel. "This guy can break your arm with one snap, asshole. Get out of my sight before I sic him on you," Sam says. Gary, who's wearing a coral shirt and white pants, growls to look tough. It doesn't work.