Herm Edwards Quotes

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.

I've always been calm, and I'm very good in a crisis.

When adversity strikes, that's when you have to be the most calm. Take a step back, stay strong, stay grounded and press on.

The test of character is having the ability to meet challenges.

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.

The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.

True leadership knows not to go to extremes but knows how to confront and appreciate challenges.

I can remember having meetings with my coaches when things were going bad. I told them, 'Hey, we've got to be positive. This is the time we need to step up. You've got to make sure they know everything is going to be okay. Keep teaching. Once they see you are down, you lose them and that can't happen.'

I'm not somebody who's going to panic if things go the wrong way.

It's easy to have a good attitude when you're flying, but you need it when you're up against it as well.

I think that's what's thrilling about leadership - when you're holding onto literally the worst possible hand on the planet and you know you're still going to win. How are you still going to win? Because that's when the character of the company really comes out.

I've had my down times, as every manager does, but I bounce back pretty quickly.

Things don't always go your way in football: there are always good and bad times. At the end of the day, you have to have a positive attitude and a strong mentality and not let any setbacks get you down. And that's what I've done - I've tried to keep my composure, even when things aren't going the way I'd like.

The key is to stay level headed. Not get too high with the highs. At the same time, you need to stay strong when things aren't going your way.

I think I'm very calm in adversity, always remaining calm, and I don't panic. I think that's the main thing.

The true test of a character is to face hard conditions with the determination to make them better.

During critical periods, a leader is not allowed to feel sorry for himself, to be down, to be angry, or to be weak. Leaders must beat back these emotions

The first question to be answered by any individual or by any social group, The real handle facing a hazardous sit - to a difficult uation, is whether the stuaton crisis is to be met as a challenge to strength or as an occasion for despair.

Tough times never last, but tough people do.

My father believed strongly, and taught me, that you can't let yourself get too high on a success or too low on a failure. In this volatile business, that's useful to know.

Necessity may well be called the mother of invention but calamity is the test of integrity.

You are the master of your own ship, pal. There are lots of people who fall into troubled waters and don't have the guts or the knowledge or the ability to make it to shore. They have nobody to blame but themselves.

Great presidents, and even those not so great, never complained about the hands they were dealt. Just the opposite. They assumed they were in the big chair to meet big challenges, no matter how difficult.

When times get tough, at some point, people instinctively know they need to lighten up in order to get through it.

Anyone can show exceptional leadership ability in easy times. When all's going to plan, anyone can be inspirational/excellent/innovative and strong. The real question is how do you show up when everything's falling apart?