Theo Epstein Quotes

I am happy to take the blame sometimes for a goal conceded if I felt I could do better.

It is a team game, we all play for each other; obviously we win and lose as a team, but I like to take the blame when we lose.

A lot of the mistakes I made were my fault.

We're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made.

I'm not really in the excuse business.

It's not how you play the game, it's how you place the blame.

I have always been willing to take the blame for the things I have done.

I don't like the blame game, though.

Being a leader requires being confident enough in your own decisions and those of your team to own them when they fail. The very best leaders take the blame but share the credit.

It's not hard to stand behind one's successes. But to accept responsibility for one's failures... that is devilishly hard

The biggest word in football, and it's a dirty word - no one likes to use it - is accountability.

When you play quarterback and the offense doesn't play well, a lot of that is because of the quarterback. You're going to receive the criticism.

What I'd most highlight about Leo Messi is his huge sense of responsibility for the team. It shows in every game in every competition.

If I lose the ball I cause the team a problem. I am here to provide solutions.

I don't like to talk about myself. I don't want to talk about what I do, what I think I do. The position I play on the pitch, I am expected - and I expect - to create chances for my team-mates and score goals.

I'm just worried about being a good quarterback first, and being a great teammate.

You cannot always blame others if things go wrong.

In football, I've always been about adapting to what's asked of me, to what my team-mates need from me. I'm a team player.

You've got to take responsibility and to do everything in your power to get results. Hopefully players look at that and try and follow it.

You have a choice to make when you're not playing. Either you're invested and a great teammate, or your not

Somebody gets to be smart and somebody gets to be dumb. If we win, it'll be because of the president. And if we lose, it'll be because of me.

Any captain can only do his best for the team and for cricket. When you are winning, you are a hero. Lose, and the backslappers fade away.

A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.

In the IPL, you are often single-handedly responsible for the fortunes of your team. It makes you more responsible as a player.

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says 'I was beaten', he does not say 'My men were beaten.'