Dan Fouts Quotes

It's wonderful to work with someone with mentor status.

It's always great for a young guy to have those examples, even though you may not follow 'em right away, it's great to have those guys in the locker room that you could look up to and see the right way to go about your business.

As a team-mate, the one who taught me the most was undoubtedly Fabio Cannavaro.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

I feel like I have so many middle-aged women who look up to me.

I look up to people that are much older than me, so being a mentor is a full time job.

I can't be everywhere, but I'm always in one of my kitchens, and hopefully I'm motivating and inspiring.

I think there's a lot to be learned from your teammates and older guys around you. And there are many ways to lead. You don't have to change your personality to be a leader.

Leadership does not mean domination

Leadership is service to others.

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power. And I try to model that in all of my interactions.

I just want to be a leader.

A lot of people ask what it takes to move from being a creative to a leader: Take everyone's career personally. People will work hard for you if you work hard for them. Any idiot can be a boss; all you need is a title. But to be a leader, you need to earn respect and have an opinion you stand by.

There's not a day goes by that I don't ask, What would Coach Saban do?

I didn't play much under Imranbhai, but he was special.

Witten was my guy. I stayed in Wit's hip pocket and did everything I could to learn from him, learn how to be a pro.

You see guys that have been in the league for a long time and have taken that opportunity to not only make their game better but to make the people around them better. And to help them know things that maybe you wish you had known.

I've been very fortunate that I've played under a lot of very good captains.

Rod Strickland has been influential. He gives me a lot of advice, good and bad games; he is someone I really look up to a lot.

I have been inspired by the way that Ken Clarke has navigated parliament. I am actively looking across the House for people I really respect and warm to and can learn things from.

I have so much respect for Sam [L.Jackson] that if I had questions about anything, I would call and ask him if he agreed with me before I brought it up with Craig [Brewer].

A real leader is not the top dog who merely shouts down orders. a leader is one who holds the space for the brilliance of others.

Choose great people and shine in their shadows

The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.