Urban Meyer Quotes

I'm a competitor. I really enjoyed the race more than just going out and running to run.

Money was never a big motivation for me, except as a way to keep score. The real excitement is playing the game.

I have had hundreds of people work for me over the years, and I don't think I ever fired anybody.

When I run - as you see from my record - I run to win.

I don't believe that competitions are important.

My style is to keep folks in place who are good managers and want to win.

Being a runner means you are now 'free' to win and lose and live life to its fullest.

Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.

The pressures are intense, because the rewards for success and the penalty for failure are more and more.

Coming to another hockey Mecca like Toronto makes you a better coach. I want to have fun again. I want to make it fun for everybody, and it's fun when you win.

Punishment may make us obey the orders we are given, but at best it will only teach an obedience to authority, not a self-control which enhances our self-respect.

Two things rule the world -- reward and punishment.

… capitalism is about rewards and punishments, not just rewards.

You're coaching Kentucky - and you have a chance to change lives. That's not what this is up there in the NBA. You have assets. You're trying to piece a team together. You're trying to win more games than the other guy. You're trying to advance in the playoffs, and if you don't, they'll find somebody else that can.

I'm a competitive person by nature, and I have been in competitive companies, and I love to compete - joining a company where, certainly, there is a real fire in the belly to compete and bring that energy is something I look forward to.

Obviously, you're being evaluated every single week, and you want to perform every single week. It's just going out there and doing everything possible to help the team win.

Always, at a big team, there's very hard competition.

When you are the manager, you want to win.

A big part of managing is managing defeats and assessing where you are. It's making sure that you prepare a group of players and that you create an environment that is a competitive one but that is also a realistic one.

My captaincy model was characterised by two distinctive pillars. Proper identification of talent and then ensuring the young finds play fearless cricket.

I always want to win, and it was time to win some club prizes, some titles. I never would have gone for the money, but wanted the chance to get a bit further in my career. And it turned out to be the right decision.

Every game matters.

Playing in a team like Barca, you always feel pressure. The demand is to win everything, but this is good for you as a footballer: it makes you play better.

What motivates most people to change their behavior is consequences. No consequences? No behavior modification.

Athletes need to enjoy their training. They don't enjoy going down to the track with a coach making them do repetitions until they're exhausted. From enjoyment comes the will to win.