Rocky Wirtz Quotes

A good leader should focus on making sure everyone is being given the tools to do their job, not just expecting - poof! - that they're going to produce great work.

When you make a commitment to a relationship, you invest your attention and energy in it more profoundly because you now experience ownership of that relationship.

Holding It Down

Respect isn't enough. You've got to have a proprietary interest.

We need everyone, every game. So I'm not going to put myself in the position to hurt my team or my teammates.

I am crazy about Leicester; I am crazy about the owners - they are fantastic and really good for the Premier League.

Followship is just as important as leadership. It's very important that you'll know if you're a great leader because you will have awesome followship. And the people behind you will take that burden of responsibility.

As long as my guys are out there and doing what I'm asking, and they're giving their best, I don't think anybody can ask for much more than that.

I love my teammates. I'm never going to try and let them down.

Having your teammates' backs - that's what I feel being a leader is.

I am better when I have control. I am not a power freak. But my point is that I need to feel that I can manage the team and have a direct, clear line through to the owners. Once that becomes hazy, for me, there is a problem.

It's a great discipline to have to report to somebody, even if you're the sole owner

I like to give the fans what they expect to see from someone representing their club.

It is important to have leadership groups, but at the end of the day I need to be taking the call because I'm responsible for the team and I should know exactly what I'm doing and I believe in that.

The captaincy is about putting the team first, making sure the girls are happy - that they're comfortable with the processes we have, the way that the schedule is - to be able to challenge people on and off the pitch: not telling them off, but advising them.

There are a lot of things I would take back, off the field, to be a franchise guy.

When they take you with the eighth pick, I don't want to say pressure, but you've got a lot of people counting on you.

If there's a problem, I prefer to have to swallow that myself than force a team-mate to do so. I think about them because in my position that is what your job consists of.

I always try to give everything for the team, whether I start or don't start.

You want to go out there and you want to show up for your teammates every Sunday, and you do everything you can to make sure that happens.

I think coaches should get the same amount of credit in victory that they get in defeat.

I have met Stan and Josh Kroenke, and it's clear they have great ambitions for the club and are committed to bringing future success. I'm excited about what we can do together, and I look forward to giving everyone who loves Arsenal some special moments and memories.

I think it's a requirement that the general manager and the coach are communicating with each other on a regular basis, and it's unacceptable if they're not.

When a game runs out of your hands is when you look for someone like Pogba to hold the team together and give them rhythm, but I feel he only plays for himself.

Any time a team doesn't score points, it's on me.