Setting the Standard Quotes

There is never any precedent until it happens for the first time.

We're not going to dumb down for them. They have to move up. They're the network and we're the show.

Excellence isn’t about meeting the spec, it’s about setting the spec. It defines what the consumer sees as quality right this minute, and tomorrow, if you’re good, you’ll reset that expectation again

Business needs to push the agenda rather than waiting for it to happen.

If I'm winning races, it means I'm doing a good job. I've put down a marker now, against drivers with a lot more experience of the car than me. This is not going to be a one-off.

To be the first person to do anything, you're a legend.

When your country is number one, others watch and emulate you. You do not study and emulate others.

We always trend set.

My number one philosophy for leadership is leadership by example. If you are not willing to do it yourself, how can you show others how to do it?

What he said was: "You obviously don't know where the bar should be, and you're only going to do a disservice by putting it anywhere." And boy was that good advice. Because what he said was, you obviously don't know where the bar should be, and you're only going to do them a disservice by putting it anywhere.