Mike Butcher Quotes

I feel like I'm a guy you can give the ball to, and I'll run with it.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

I want to be one of the guys, but I also want to be 'the' guy, the guy that can go out there and they can rely on in crunch time. I'm going to be the guy that they know will show up every day, every game, every play and show up on a consistently great level.

When they come here, what we are looking for them to do is step up to the plate, take responsibility and get the big innings, the centuries - or take a lead with the ball.

I'm one of those people where, the more responsibility I have, the better I become. The more I rise up to it. The less responsibility I have, the more I can easily devolve.

You only expect something from somebody you have confidence can deliver.

The main thing for me - as a leader, anyway, is that you perform well. That's most of the battle.

Your reputation doesn't stand for anything. You have to come and try to get up and show you're capable of doing the job.

I rely on people who can deliver.

I just want to make sure whatever I take on, I can deliver.

Ability is important in our quest for success, but dependability is critical.

I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper.

I have zero tolerance for people who don't come completely prepared. I expect contribution, I expect attendance, and I expect directors to take trips and visit the company's programs.

I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.

If a guy doesn't work hard and doesn't play well, he can't lead anything. All he is, is a talker.

I am one of those people who quite enjoys responsibility.

Showing up every day isn't enough. There are a lot of guys who show up every day who shouldn't have showed up at all.

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.

People just expect you to show up, be a cartoon character of yourself, take your money and go home. But don't screw up to the point where you're gonna be out of the picture.

Promise little and do much.

I’ll take care of South America. Just leave it to me.

When you step on the field, you want to be a starter. You want to be the person everybody looks to and says, 'If we need a play to be made, let's go to him.'

When you get offered the captaincy, you've got to have a go. In India, where it went well, I was playing well, and anything that needed doing, I'd do it myself. When I wasn't playing well, it was tough.

All my players must be ready because, sooner or later, I will need them.

Go in, do a great job, be super professional.