Andy Pick Quotes

I hope I can live up to the faith that has been put in me to do a good job.

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

We're about winning and accountability.

I certainly do not want to be remembered as a good captain who perhaps didn't contribute with the bat as much as he might have done.

I think the main thing is to give your best regardless of whether you're the captain or not.

I'm just going to go out there and contribute the best I can.

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

You are not guaranteed to be part of that story if you don't perform.

For us, there is no such thing as failure. You can't miss a deadline; you can't come up short on an assignment. You have to perform, period.

Trust gives you the permission to give people direction, get everyone aligned, and give them the energy to go get the job done. Trust enables you to execute with excellence and produce extraordinary results. As you execute with excellence and deliver on your commitments, trust becomes easier to inspire, creating a flywheel of performance.

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.

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

There is a great responsibility on the team to perform well, because our supporters and the whole of the country are expecting us to do just that.

There was no question that in our house doing well, doing it the right way, school, sports - there was an expectation. One of the things I've taken away from that is that I'm unafraid to expect a fair amount from people. It makes them so much better - you're doing them a disservice if you don't.

I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.

Promise little and do much.

I want to be the best. I want to be counted on by my teammates. I want to be counted on by this organization and the fans. I want to be someone they know is going to bring it every single week. I prepare to be the best.

I have to prove everything on the pitch.

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.

If you're the quarterback and want to be the best on the field, you've got to act like it.

You're only as good as your last performance.

To me, there's no honor to say, 'I'm going to start.' As long as you're getting minutes, you're closing games, that shows more of the value to the team than to say you're a starter.

People think that footballers just have a kick around with their mates. If they win, fine; if they don't, that's then fine, too. No pasa nada. No. You have an obligation and responsibility.

My individual role is to take the innings as deep as I can and perform in a way that benefits the team most.

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