Don Simpson Quotes

I say, 'You can never use excuses because they always run out.'

Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing.

It's about you. If you win, it's you; if you lose, it's you. Black and white. Nowhere to hide.

I don't like the blame game, though.

I know how prone we are to censure and how ready to blame others for the non-fulfillment of our expectations. This is unbecoming in a generous people, and I grieve to see its expression. The general remedy for the want of success in a military commander is his removal. I have been prompted by these reflections more than once since my return from Pennsylvania to propose to Your Excellency the propriety of selecting another commander for this army.

It's not hard to stand behind one's successes. But to accept responsibility for one's failures... that is devilishly hard

it’s very easy to blame people.

Failure is an awful thing, and when I look at the common denominator of failure, it seems to always be the same thing: excuses.

It's easy to give up. It's even easier to start pointing fingers.

We take the plaudits when things are going well so you have to take the criticism when it's not going well.

I behaved worse than anybody for 15 years, and you have to pay the price for that. I used to blame other people, then therapy made me realise I had to change.

The most cowardly thing in the world is blaming mistakes upon the umpires. Too many managers strut around on the field trying to manage the umpires instead of their teams.

You can't mess up. If you do, everyone wants to kill you.

I am ready to accept all accusations, allegations, anger - but I have to succeed.

Success needs no explanation. Failure does not have one that matters.

I'm not really in the excuse business.

To err is human. To blame someone else is politics.

It's too easy to blame other people in football.

In the first rule of politics, you know, Harry Truman, the buck stops here. Take responsibility. What I've learned over the years is that people will give people in politics a lot of rope if they just take responsibility.

One of life's most painful moments comes when we must admit that we didn't do our homework, that we are not prepared.

Victory has a hundred fathers but defeat is an orphan.

A lot of times in sport if you try to tell the truth it seems like an excuse.

I think that fans are always looking for someone to blame. Wouldn't it be nice if they looked in the mirror?

Life is to blame for everything.

You get blamed for whatever happens on your watch.