Kenneth Chenault Quotes

There's a lot that's out of your control. But the one thing that you can control is your work ethic.

I hold myself to a high standard on and off the field.

I have a rigid self-accountability. You have to work hard.

You know, I think it's so ironic that we're calling hard work, striving for excellence, don't blame others, you know, don't give up, that we're calling these, quote, 'Chinese values,' 'cause I always thought of them as American values.

My parents taught me that work ethic is one of the most important keys in life, and I believe it.

Do your best when no one is looking. If you do that, then you can be successful in anything that you put your mind to.

I'm too busy putting my energies into my performance to be a diva.

My toughest job every day is maintaining intensity with myself and with my staff.

My duty, what I have to do, is try my best in every training session, leave everything of me on the pitch. That's how I can go to bed at the end of the day and be happy with myself.

The only thing I can control is working as hard as I possibly can to do a good job and make people right on the opportunities that they've given me.

Whoever I suit up for... I'm going to do my job.

If you are going to do things in your life and be responsible for your career, then be responsible for your career. You are responsible for your success.

My priority has always been to do the best possible job in whatever role I'm in.

There is absolutely nothing that you can control except showing up and doing your job.

If you can't hold yourself accountable and get your job done then you're not going to be successful.

The one thing I always say to myself is I want to make sure that when a team invests in me that they get their investment's worth.

For me, it's not really about showing the coaches. It's about being accountable, being accountable for my own actions and continuing to do what I've been doing since I got here.

All I can control is what I do when I step on the floor.

I can only control what happens day to day and that's me coming out here and doing my job to the best I can.

My whole goal is just to be professional every day.

There's no excuse for losing for me.

Whatever role I have had on the management side I pride myself on having done my best in the job. I have never shied away from that responsibility.

A lot of people in our generation like to make excuses about little things that really don't hinder them from doing what they want to. It always comes down to the work ethic.

The hardest thing to do is work hard when no one is watching.

Intention without action is an insult to those who expect the best from you.