Top 10 Quotes of Five Time Super Bowl Winner Bill Belichick
Bill Belichick has the most wins among all active professional football coaches. Additionally, he has a record five Super Bowl wins.
Belichick is a no-nonsense leader who says what he thinks.
Top 10 Belichick quotes:
Power of leadership:
#1. Good players can’t overcome bad coaching.
The above quote is one of his most challenging. Team performance is leadership’s responsibility. No excuses allowed.
Leaders who take 100% responsibility for the team:
- Deal with underperformers quickly.
- Expect team members to support each other.
- Bring tough issues into the light.
- Measure what matters and display it publicly.
- Find roles where team members leverage their strengths for success.
- Own failure and honor success.
- Listen deeply.
Face the future:
#2. To live in the past is to die in the present.
Control:
#3. We can only control what we can control in the short-term….
#4. We don’t talk about last year. We don’t talk about next week. We talk about today, and we talk about the next game. That’s all we can really control. The rest of it will take care of itself.
Character or talent:
#5. Talent sets the floor, character sets the ceiling.
#6. Success is not all about talent. It’s about dependability, consistency, and being able to improve.
#7. The one thing I’ve definitely learned is you’ve got to count on your most dependable people… It might not be your most talented people. But you count on your most dependable people…
#8. I’m going down with that person. (Referring to the dependable person.)
Serving the team:
#9. Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it’s not the best thing for you.
#10. Whatever success I’ve had it is because I’ve tried to understand the situation of the player. I think the coach’s duty is to avoid complicating matters.
Which quote speaks to you? Why?
Who are you cheering for in this year’s Super Bowl?
#2 To live in the past is to die in the present.
We can’t change the past yet the lessons on the journey guide us through the present to build the future.
Rooting Pennsylvania proud tonight typical under dog rooter! Because no one gives them a chance! ” David and Goliath” one of my favorites!
Thanks Tim. I love all the quotes. I started out trying to prioritize the quotes and gave up.
I’m a New England fan. I was born up there. Red Sox, Celtics, and the Pats…
Dan,
May the best team win.
In regards to priority it’s a tough list, no pressure Dan they all work. Cheers
I live in MA so I’m a big Pats fan.
I also like the #2 quote. But, my favorite Belichick quote is –“Do your job!”
Three words that cut to the chase. Thanks Paul.
Talent & Character …
Pats set the standards, Eagles raised the roof.
Coach B needs to give himself a break,
The uDogs earned it.
Remember Vince P and “Invincible?”
With backup quarterbacks as coach and the first receiving td qb,
ready for prime time: “Invincible II?”
Definitely hats off to the Eagles. They outplayed and out-coached the Pats.
I live by “control what you can control”…..
So much hinges there. Things like blame vs. responsibility and power vs helplessness come to mind. Thanks Gary.
” #1. Good players can’t overcome bad coaching.
The above quote is one of his most challenging. Team performance is leadership’s responsibility. No excuses allowed” — this is a mindset that is displayed for the most successful leaders in any field.
If you have not read it yet, I highly recommend reading the book Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. They take the principles learned leading highly successful Navy SEAL teams and apply those lessons to leadership for business and life.
#1 – “Good players can’t overcome bad coaching.”
I was just asked the question at a leadership academy, “Do you want 60 mediocre teachers and 1 amazing principal or 60 amazing teacher and 1 mediocre principal. LEADERSHIP MATTERS! Thanks for the daily inspiration.