Niki Lauda Quotes

Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest.

Forty is when you actually begin even deserving to be on stage telling people what you think.

I really trust Susan Stroman. I really think she knows what she's doing. I really trust Andrew Lippa and John August. I think they have proven themselves over and over again and know what to do, and they have the big picture in mind.

Madeleine Albright, when you see her, she's not a beautiful woman and she's getting older. But you're saying that woman has gravitas. She knows what she's talking about.

The wisest have the most authority.

The older you get, and the more you're in this business, the more you kind of feel like, 'Why don't we just do it my way?'

If players are performing for you, their age shouldn't really matter, especially because the older players can bring their experience to the table.

There's not much simplifying. You gotta know what you gotta know. That's how the quarterback position is, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

You can't build any kind of organization if you're not going to surround yourself with people who have experience and skill base beyond your own.

I offer my expertise and experience for hire in order to help a group of people reach the summit.

One does not become a guru by accident.

People respected my experience, they hire me, they pay me what I am worth to coach their team.

Building a baseball team is like building a house. You look for the best architects, the best builders - and then you let them do their jobs.

Whenever there is a new Soviet leader, our experts speculate about the changes as if one man could change a whole society. In their system, power doesn't come with the office. It takes many years to acquire.

When you get into an airplane, you expect a pilot who knows how to fly. Running a Government is also an expertise.

We will hire someone with less experience, less education, and less expertise than someone who has more of those things and has a rotten attitude. Because we can train people. We can teach people how to lead. We can teach people how to provide customer service. But we can't change their DNA.

I've always respected Coach Frank. I kind of publicly recruited him because I really need him and want him. I'm kind of the college recruiter now because he brings a lot to the table. He's had success here and understands the good and the bad, so I'm recruiting him to join my staff.

Some of the guys that can teach you the best never really made it just because they couldn't execute it themselves, but they can tell everybody else the reasons why everybody else made it and show you how. It's just hard to find those people.

It is not about gender, it is about experience, leadership, and vision.

When you pretend to be an authority on everything, it forces your subordinates to defer to your opinion - which may not be the most informed in the room. If you have humility concerning the gaps in your experience or ability, it allows others to shine.

Each of the top goalkeepers has a particular quality to teach me. I look at Diego Lopez, Iker Casillas, Victor Valdes, Gianluigi Buffon... they all have tremendous experience and ability, and have spent years proving they are the best.

I've been in the league a lot of years, and I'll know a majority of the coaches, not only in the college ranks but in the professional ranks, both as head coaches, position.

Obviously, being in the league for so long, you do have something to offer as a coach.

He's Bobby Orr - he's been through it all. Whatever he says, you listen. If you ask a question, you're dying to hear the answer, trying to figure out any piece of information that made him successful.

There's no shortcut to being a manager or coach.