Fred Haise Quotes

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.

No team works out teamwork.

You need the right people to kind of help make these things real.

People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.

Good leaders, good team players, know how to make the most of everything.

I've been on some really good teams.

I was fortunate to be part of great teams that had success, and I was part of great teams that didn't have success.

If the right people do the right things, we can walk, we can have a future. But if people don't put time into it to make it run in a right way, I don't think your team will work.

My mum always told me 95 per cent of success was partnering well.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.

Success doesn't happen in a vacuum. You're only as good as the people you work with and the people you work for.

What I've learned is that unless it's an emergency, like a fire or brain surgery, hierarchy is not necessary and may be damaging. If you have a hierarchy, you're repeating the strengths and weaknesses of one person without allowing for the accumulative strength of a group.

Circumstances can be very important. Find the right people to work with.

I think one of my strengths is that I can always take advice, and I can delegate. I know a lot of people feel the need to do everything themselves, but I am not one of them.

Problems can become opportunities when the right people come together.

I firmly believe that success lies in the combination of both talent and business savvy, and that the magic comes through partnership between both.

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.

The one thing that I know is that you win with good people.

During the course of my football and business careers, I have had the great honor of meeting and associating with many outstanding leaders.

A lot of times, people just want to be an individual. But if you really want to win, at the end of the day, it's not about you just achieving something. Everybody can achieve more if they work together.

A team is a team.

Men and women are equally intelligent, but separate factors, such as the abilities to focus, be collaborative and take other people's views into account, allow you to be successful.

I do not believe it is all about the leader. I think it's about the team, too. So we have one mission; we have one team; we are working to victory.

I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful.

Like a lot of people, I have been a leader in some things, and I've been a follower in some things. I know how to work on a team. And most of life, frankly, to get things done you have to get done, you've got to work as a team.