Bob Goff Quotes

I like people who are working on practical things and who are working in teams. It's not so important to get the glory. It's much more important to get something that works. It's a better way to live.

I just want to continue to play great football - that's all that matters. I don't really care about the accolades or any of that.

There is no limit to what a man can do so long as he does not care a straw who gets the credit for it.

Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.

Did you ever stop to think that a great man in life who has won great acclaim and great reputation is the very man who is willing to share and give the honor to others in the doing of things that made him great?

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

The way NXT has been from day one when I was asked to do it, 'Don't put me on camera. I do not need to be on camera unless it's absolutely necessary. This isn't about me, it's about the talent,' and everyone that works in NXT, that's what we think.

I was never focused on winning individual awards. I just tried to help the team out and do all that I could do.

I don't like to show off; if I have to save a ball in an ugly way, fine.

You can get a lot done when you don't care about credit. My name was not on Medicaid expansion, but it never would have happened without the work that I did. The best leaders are the ones that want results, not credit.

I'm not interested in being known for anything other than the work.

I don't ever like taking credit for anyone's success, but I definitely would say that I've helped a lot of people along the way.

It is amazing how much can be accomplished if no one cares who gets the credit.

Great things can happen when you don't care who gets the credit.

There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don't care who gets the credit.

I've always believed in the saying that "there is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit."

To be successful, you really have to put your ego in the background and try to be diplomatic to achieve what you want to achieve.

I try not to have too much of an ego. I'll do anything.

We all love people who give credit to others for their success. Companies would probably do better with CEOs who didn't blow their own horn and ask for ridiculous salaries and new yachts every year.

Everyone's job is important, but no one is indispensable.

The great directors managed to dissolve and disappear into the work. They make other people look good.

Ego stops you from getting things done and getting people to work with you. That's why I firmly believe that ego and success are not compatible.

Humility is what makes teams great. I've preached it for a long period of time.

Humility is becoming a lost art, but it's not difficult to practice. It means that you realize that others have been involved in your success.

Over time, I've come to recognize what others bring to the table, and I've developed a much more team-based approach. There's the saying that there is no end to what one can achieve if one doesn't have to take the credit for what was achieved.