Frank Deford Quotes

I liked the military life. They teach you self-sufficiency early on. I always say that I learned most of what I know about leadership in the Marine Corps. Certain basic principles stay with you - sometimes consciously, mostly unconsciously.

No one is going to stick their head out of the trenches for someone they don't respect or trust. You can get shot doing that.

You cannot just switch football on and off; it's intense. There were times when I probably shouldn't have got involved in certain things and said certain things, but you feel that sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe. Maybe the supporters looked to me to stand up as well.

I'm a team player. But I will say that I've never been a 'yes man' in my life.

My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills.

You don’t want an appointee who will agree with you all the time. If two smart people are both thinking they are going to disagree with each other sooner or later. You want an appointee who may not always agree with you but one of whom you can always be proud.

One of the things I learned at the Naval Academy and the Marine Corps is we have to make tough decisions.

The person I've worked with most is Morena Baccarin, and from her, I've learned to stand up for your character.

Never ask your employees to do something you wouldn't be willing to do yourself.

Americans, at our best, stand up to bullies and fight those who seek to demean and degrade others.

I try to be the best that I can be and the best to the people that work for me.

When I'm thinking of sports, when I'm thinking of a boy growing up and being a man, I'm thinking of three things - honor, integrity, and toughness.

Now from a distance, I look back on what the Corps taught me: to think like men of action, and to act like men of thought!

Being the captain is a great privilege and a responsibility to lead a great group with different cultures.

Don't give in to bullying or others making fun of people. Stand up for yourself. Stand up for your friends. Be that one person who is genuinely good-hearted.

I try not to cancel people. But at some point, we got to stand up and say, hey, right is right, wrong is wrong.

It's not always about getting better on the basketball court. This game teaches you how to become a better person as well. It pushes you into the team concept.

As a captain, I have to be courageous but I also want to be nice off the pitch.

We share common values as San Franciscans: we help each other; we welcome newcomers; we innovate and learn; we focus on facts; we work together; and we find creative solutions.

Everything that I do, I put my teammates first. To me, that's the mark of a true leader. That's what I want to be. I want to be a leader and have guys continue to follow.

To be a manager, you've got to gamble. Be brave, be bold, but be humble in everything that you do, and from the kit man to the physio to your best player to your youngest player, make sure you treat everybody the same.

We will build men of character.

I think it's important to play. I don't think the manager needs to give you a confidence booster and say, 'You're my main man; you're the best.' Everyone wants to play.

Bobby Cremins really knows basketball, and he is a good man, too.

I don't necessarily think about being a woman as I make decisions, but I do value diversity of opinion and encourage others to speak up and do their best work.