Gretchen Whitmer Quotes

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

Governor Romney has a record of tremendous accomplishments. But he never asks for accolades. He just asks, 'How can I help?' That's the mark of a true leader: A humble focus on getting the job done.

Over time, I've come to recognize what others bring to the table, and I've developed a much more team-based approach. There's the saying that there is no end to what one can achieve if one doesn't have to take the credit for what was achieved.

There is no limit to what a man can do so long as he does not care a straw who gets the credit for it.

The thing a player has to ask himself: 'Do you want to choose winning over standing out?' Dwyane Wade made that choice, and I don't think he gets enough credit.

I want to believe that those who have been appointed to accomplish this mission will be totally committed, devoting all their skills and determination to their work. I urge you to lend them your support so that, together, we can build that bright future worthy of our country.

It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

The important thing is the solution to the problem, not who gets the credit.

You need a commitment which is long term and a commitment to leadership, because that's the only way you build excellence.

I never considered myself to be a star - only a forward working for the team.

I don't care what you do in life. To say that that year I was the absolute best, especially when you're in a team sport - and I have more of a personality that I wished I would've played an individual sport - to win a championship, to get 60 people and focused in one direction and do it over a seven-month period is phenomenal.

Over the years, I really focused on doing the best job I could, working hard, getting great results, and working with my teams.

I'm not trying to prove anything. I'm just here with the Panthers, trying to help them win.

People say I'm a natural leader, but I just go out there and do my job and do whatever it takes to win; that's what comes with being a leader, those are the sort of things I've done as I've tried to grow into a leader and I'm just going to continue to do them.

I've always believed in the saying that "there is no limit to what you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit."

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 like to always lead from the front and set an example for whoever is playing with me or around me. I like taking responsibilities. That is my natural thing.

I guess I'm flattered that people think I can help get things done.

I like to think I set aspirational but reasonable goals and encourage my team to achieve them.

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit. He told me to try to be in the first group; there was much less competition.

People are the key to success or extraordinary success.

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 just want to continue to play great football - that's all that matters. I don't really care about the accolades or any of that.

Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

To me, success in the job is setting a vision, guiding an organization through change - which is exactly what I did at Digitas, and I'm very proud of that - and bringing people together and with you. That, to me, is what it takes to be successful.