Ben Askren Quotes

I don't like it when people don't act on their words.

My dad just imprinted in my mind from a very young age that you always do what you say you're gonna do when you say you're gonna do it.

Let deeds match words.

If you say you're going to be about something, let's be about it.

Do what you say you're going to do. Follow through means never having to say you're sorry.

I'm not one to say I'm gonna do something and not do it.

When I say something, I don't go back on it.

Some guys may play around and say a couple of things, but if I say it, I mean it. I may laugh, it may be funny, but if I say I'm going to get you, I'm going to get you.

I never promise something; I always say that I will try. Because if you promise something and you don't do it, you will always be under pressure.

Become that rare person where people know that your word is your bond and you're going to do exactly what you say you're going to do.

You cannot say things one week and then behave differently.

People shouldn't be interested in me. They should be interested in me if I'm not doing what I promise.

You know, I think what people want more than anything is they just want people to do what they say they're going to do.

If you say you're going to do something, you better damn well do it.

When you promise something, you must fulfill it.

I hate to let people down. I was like that in sports and I was like that in comedy. I was like that at work. When I worked General Motors and stuff like that, when I say something, I mean it.

Rarely promise, but, if lawful, constantly perform.

People don't always do what they say they're going to do.

We must not promise what we ought not, lest we be called upon to perform what we cannot.

I have been public on this, and I firmly, firmly believe that this notion of accountability for what you promise as a leader is as important as your integrity.

Always, always make good on what you say.

It's not in my character to say what I'm going to do and how it's going to go.

I know this sounds corny, but if I give you my word I am going to do something, you can take it to the bank. Whether that means if my giving my word puts me in a detrimental position, I'm still going to follow through on my word, and I'll let the pieces fall where they may.

When I say I'm going to do something, I do it.

You can't make promises you can't keep.