Chuck Noll Quotes

I never panic when I get lost. I just change where it is I want to go.

In times of crisis, it is of the utmost importance that one does not lose her head. Marie Antoinette

Uncertainty is not an indication of poor leadership; it underscores the need for leadership.

So the pie isn't perfect? Cut it into wedges. Stay in control, and never panic.

My thing is to execute the given play, execute the game plan to the best of my ability. If the option is for me to make a play when I have to, I will. Or I'll put myself in the best situation to do so.

When you are Commander in Chief, you should keep all your options on the table.

My best position is in the middle, and if I am asked to play there, I can do it.

In some times of the game, you have to be more simple.

One of my skills is knowing, 'This is where I'm needed, and this is how I'm needed and where I'm going to be in control and where I'm going to cede control and why.'

I learned it doesn't matter how you win. You play to your team's strength.

Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.

I have a plan of action, but the game is a game of adjustments.

Great leaders must be able to realize when something isn’t working-no matter how hard they’ve worked to make it succeed.

I'm not a panic guy. I don't do that. Can't. When you're a leader, you can never panic, no matter what's happening. The building could be falling down. Fire could be going all places. Somebody has to make a decision on how to get out.

The life of man is like a game with dice; if you don't get the throw you want, you must show your skill in making the best of the throw you get.

Make a game plan and stick to it. Unless it's not working.

I look at scouting reports, but don't let them dictate what I'm throwing.

Things are going to go wrong. The great chefs are the ones that don't let it fluster them. They just move through it.

I engage and after that I see what to do.

Unpredictability is the greatest asset a leader can have.

It's a bad plan that can't be changed.

A warrior of light needs both patience and speed. He treats each situation as if it were unique.

I don't feel any pressure. I just try to stay calm, follow my game plan, and try not to get overthrown.

Learning to let go of expectations is a ticket to peace. It allows us to ride over every crisis—small or large, brother-in-law or end-of-quarter office lockdown—like a beach ball on water. The next time a problem arises in your life, take a deep breath, let out a sigh, and replace the thought Oh no! with the thought Okay.

I know how the game is played, and I'm always working on it.