Bob Stoops Quotes

I'm just gonna make plays and bring a good atmosphere to your organization.

A good coach is good in the management of his men; he gives all of his players the desire to fight until the last.

To me, leadership is about encouraging people. It's about stimulating them. It's about enabling them to achieve what they can achieve - and to do that with a purpose.

If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees.

You really just have to come in and build the spirit up of your team by working them everyday, showing them examples of what they've done and reinforce their work.

Leadership must be likeable, affable, cordial, and above all emotional. The fashion of authoritarian leadership is gone. Football is about life. You can't be angry all day.

I know of no single formula for success. But over the years I have observed that some attributes of leadership are universal and are often about finding ways of encouraging people to combine their efforts, their talents, their insights, their enthusiasm and their inspiration to work together.

Good leadership is to know when to go, and you only succeed as a good leader if you've transported someone else in and the company gets stronger. Then you've succeeded as leader.

Bill Macy is the most incredible, humble, and hungry human being, and that is the captain of our ship. He is phenomenal. We still laugh together, and we still talk and text and check on each other.

That's the only thing that got me here is my teammates. My teammates and my coach. That's the only reason I'm here.

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

A good director is like a good coach. You want to play for him. You want to really show him your good stuff. You don't want to let that person down. Ridley Scott is one of those guys.

In every team, you have to win the respect of your team-mates, working a lot and really sweat blood.

Many times, my role was to work as a link between the coaches and the players; it was to be a leader. That was something natural for me.

Xavier has been the ultimate role model. No matter how far away we are geographically, working together is something we feed off of.

I like it if a coach enjoys himself and is passionate.

My aim is to get the team to work hard and stay strong together.

One thing I've learned is I really want to work with people.

I mean, as a coach, as a leader of an organization, you represent your fan base and everybody that works and all that, and that's passion.

Working with Aamir Khan was awesome. There's so much one can learn from him.

If I continue to work as a coach, it is because my passion and love for football, for the players, is still there.

To pass on your ideas and have an influence on a team really interests me.

People say I'm a natural leader, but I just go out there and do my job and do whatever it takes to win; that's what comes with being a leader, those are the sort of things I've done as I've tried to grow into a leader and I'm just going to continue to do them.

I'm really pumped about this opportunity to be with Coach Gase... with his mind and ability to lead a team. He's a good dude.

I think you have to show people it's cool and fun to work together. It's your obligation. If you can't do it, who can you expect to do it?