Ryan Tannehill Quotes

With my experience, I think I've earned that respect from the team and from my teammates.

That's ultimately the thing that sticks out to you most, that's most important to me, is that I have the respect of my teammates.

My teammates would never say anything bad about me, even if they thought it. That's the kind of locker room we have.

I've seen really, really talented teams that don't care about each other and are average, maybe above average is about as good as you're going to get.

I think in any situation, so much of effective leadership is when it comes from your own personality. And I feel very fortunate to be comfortable in the Colts locker room, where people can be who they are, and they don't have to change it when they show up to work that day.

It's critical that the manager has the respect of players so he can make the moves that he feels is appropriate without having somebody go to the papers. They respect you. So you respect them back.

We have got to stop worrying about being loved and start worrying about being respected. And that's exactly how I'll lead our country.

My approach is that you have to earn the respect of people you work with.

When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.

Culture is very important to the Mavs. Your best player has to be a fit for what you want the culture of the team to be. He has to be someone who leads by example. Someone who sets the tone in the locker room and on the court. It isn't about who talks the most or the loudest. It is about the demeanor and attitude he brings.

Leadership can't be fabricated. If it is fabricated and rehearsed, you can't fool the guys in the locker room. So when you talk about leadership, it comes with performance. Leadership comes with consistency.

I think I earned the players' respect, and that's the ultimate in life, isn't it? I didn't care if they liked me or disliked me, as long as I had their respect.

If you're a coach, and you don't have trust with players, you've got no chance, and your credibility is zero. And that's why it's so important to tell them the truth. If you have something that you're upset about, tell them the truth. If they're doing something wrong, tell them the truth.

One of the things that is very important to me is how I feel about my team. And not just what their jobs are but what they mean to one another.

No commission created in this town has automatic credibility. You have to earn it.

It is important to gain respect rather than sympathy.

The coin of the realm of leadership is trust and confidence.

When your best players are really good guys, it's the best.

You cannot treat someone differently just because they have become captain. We still took the mickey out of Alastair Cook when he was in charge. You have to treat them first and foremost as a team-mate.

The players know what they have with Southampton, what they can expect from us, and that's the main part.

You've just got to earn my respect.

You don't often find a team where people are really friends with each other.

When other teams fear you, that's a big difference.

No one deserves any more respect than the other person until they prove themselves unworthy.

It means a lot to me as a quarterback if my receivers think I'm a good quarterback. It doesn't really matter what everybody else thinks, but it means a lot to me when I feel like those guys trust me.