Create Yours

Top 120 Jocko Willink Quotes (2026 Update)
Page 3 of 3

Jocko Willink Quote: “In the SEAL Teams, the bond of our brotherhood is our strongest weapon. If you take that away from us, we lose our most important quality as a team.”

101. “In the SEAL Teams, the bond of our brotherhood is our strongest weapon. If you take that away from us, we lose our most important quality as a team.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “The goal of leadership seems simple: to get people to do what they need to do to support the mission and the team.”

102. “The goal of leadership seems simple: to get people to do what they need to do to support the mission and the team.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “It falls on leaders to continually keep perspective on the strategic mission and remind the team that they are part of the greater team and the strategic mission is paramount.”

103. “It falls on leaders to continually keep perspective on the strategic mission and remind the team that they are part of the greater team and the strategic mission is paramount.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes. It is unreliable and when you are counting on motivation to get your goals accomplished – you will likely fall short.”

104. “Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes. It is unreliable and when you are counting on motivation to get your goals accomplished – you will likely fall short.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “The most impressive thing about this improvement in performance was that it did not come from a major process change or an advance in technology. Instead, it came through a leadership principle that has been around for ages: Simple.”

105. “The most impressive thing about this improvement in performance was that it did not come from a major process change or an advance in technology. Instead, it came through a leadership principle that has been around for ages: Simple.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “Instead of focusing on one individual, leaders must remember that there is a team – and that the performance of the team trumps the performance of a single individual. Instead of continuing to invest in one subpar performer, once a concerted effort has been made to coach and train that individual to no avail, the leader must remove the individual.”

106. “Instead of focusing on one individual, leaders must remember that there is a team – and that the performance of the team trumps the performance of a single individual. Instead of continuing to invest in one subpar performer, once a concerted effort has been made to coach and train that individual to no avail, the leader must remove the individual.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “To not move around, observe, and analyze, in order to make the best decisions possible, was to fail as a leader and fail the team.”

107. “To not move around, observe, and analyze, in order to make the best decisions possible, was to fail as a leader and fail the team.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “A leader must care about the troops, but at the same time the leader must complete the mission, and in doing so there will be risk and sometimes unavoidable consequences to the troops.”

108. “A leader must care about the troops, but at the same time the leader must complete the mission, and in doing so there will be risk and sometimes unavoidable consequences to the troops.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “I can remember many times when my boat crew struggled. It was easy to make excuses for our team’s performance and why it wasn’t what it should have been. But I learned that good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead, they figure out a way to get it done and win.”

109. “I can remember many times when my boat crew struggled. It was easy to make excuses for our team’s performance and why it wasn’t what it should have been. But I learned that good leaders don’t make excuses. Instead, they figure out a way to get it done and win.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “The best platoons and task units embraced those lessons with Extreme Ownership, acknowledged the problems, and figured out ways to solve them. They constantly improved. The worst units rejected the criticism and complained about how training was too hard.”

110. “The best platoons and task units embraced those lessons with Extreme Ownership, acknowledged the problems, and figured out ways to solve them. They constantly improved. The worst units rejected the criticism and complained about how training was too hard.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “An opportunity to come out of the gate like a man possessed and attack the day: Without mercy. Today: I’m taking scalps. I’m putting the pressure on. I’m the aggressor. I’m on the attack. And of course: I will get tired. I will get beat up. I will get knocked down and drained and will have some bad days. But I will not Stop.”

111. “An opportunity to come out of the gate like a man possessed and attack the day: Without mercy. Today: I’m taking scalps. I’m putting the pressure on. I’m the aggressor. I’m on the attack. And of course: I will get tired. I will get beat up. I will get knocked down and drained and will have some bad days. But I will not Stop.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. You have to drive your CTO to exercise Extreme Ownership – to acknowledge mistakes, stop blaming others, and lead his team to success. If you allow the status quo to persist, you can’t expect to improve performance, and you can’t expect to win.”

112. “It’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate. You have to drive your CTO to exercise Extreme Ownership – to acknowledge mistakes, stop blaming others, and lead his team to success. If you allow the status quo to persist, you can’t expect to improve performance, and you can’t expect to win.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “Nothing breeds arrogance like success – a string of victories on the battlefield or business initiatives. Combat leaders must never forget just how much is at stake: the lives of their troops.”

113. “Nothing breeds arrogance like success – a string of victories on the battlefield or business initiatives. Combat leaders must never forget just how much is at stake: the lives of their troops.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “Repetitive exceptional performance became a habit.”

114. “Repetitive exceptional performance became a habit.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “The book derives its title from the underlying principle – the mind-set – that provides the foundation for all the rest: Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.”

115. “The book derives its title from the underlying principle – the mind-set – that provides the foundation for all the rest: Extreme Ownership. Leaders must own everything in their world. There is no one else to blame.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “When you make a decision to be better. When you make a decision to do more, to BE more. Self-discipline comes when you decide to make a mark on the world. If you don’t think you are disciplined: It is because you haven’t decided to be disciplined. YET.”

116. “When you make a decision to be better. When you make a decision to do more, to BE more. Self-discipline comes when you decide to make a mark on the world. If you don’t think you are disciplined: It is because you haven’t decided to be disciplined. YET.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “The people who are successful decide they are going to be successful. They make that choice. And they make other choices. They decide to study hard. They decide to work hard. They decide to be the first person to get to work and the last to go home. They decide they are going to take on the hard jobs. Take on the challenges. They decide they are going to lead when no one else will.”

117. “The people who are successful decide they are going to be successful. They make that choice. And they make other choices. They decide to study hard. They decide to work hard. They decide to be the first person to get to work and the last to go home. They decide they are going to take on the hard jobs. Take on the challenges. They decide they are going to lead when no one else will.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “Our egos don’t like to take blame.”

118. “Our egos don’t like to take blame.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “I don’t accept that I am what I am and that “that” is what I am doomed to be. NO. I do not accept that. I’m fighting. I’m always fighting. I’m struggling and I’m scraping and kicking and clawing at those weaknesses – to change them. To stop them. Some days I win. But some days I don’t. But each and every day: I get back up and I move forward. With my fists clenched. Toward the battle. Toward the struggle. And I fight with everything I’ve got:.”

119. “I don’t accept that I am what I am and that “that” is what I am doomed to be. NO. I do not accept that. I’m fighting. I’m always fighting. I’m struggling and I’m scraping and kicking and clawing at those weaknesses – to change them. To stop them. Some days I win. But some days I don’t. But each and every day: I get back up and I move forward. With my fists clenched. Toward the battle. Toward the struggle. And I fight with everything I’ve got:.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “The dichotomy with the Default: Aggressive mind-set is that sometimes hesitation allows a leader to further understand a situation so that he or she can react properly to it. Rather than immediately respond to enemy fire, sometimes the prudent decision is to wait and see how it develops.”

120. “The dichotomy with the Default: Aggressive mind-set is that sometimes hesitation allows a leader to further understand a situation so that he or she can react properly to it. Rather than immediately respond to enemy fire, sometimes the prudent decision is to wait and see how it develops.”

— Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink Quote: “If an individual on the team is not performing at the level required for the team to succeed, the leader must train and mentor that underperformer. But if the underperformer continually fails to meet standards, then a leader who exercises Extreme Ownership must be loyal to the team and the mission above any individual. If underperformers cannot improve, the leader must make the tough call to terminate them and hire others who can get the job done. It is all on the leader.”

121. “If an individual on the team is not performing at the level required for the team to succeed, the leader must train and mentor that underperformer. But if the underperformer continually fails to meet standards, then a leader who exercises Extreme Ownership must be loyal to the team and the mission above any individual. If underperformers cannot improve, the leader must make the tough call to terminate them and hire others who can get the job done. It is all on the leader.”

— Jocko Willink

Motivational Quotes

Motivational Quotes

Leadership Quotes

Leadership Quotes

Persistence Quotes

Persistence Quotes

Hard Work Quotes

Hard Work Quotes

Discipline Quotes

Discipline Quotes

PREV 1 2 3 NEXT

Motivational Quotes

Motivational Quotes

INSPIRATIONAL SUCCESS MOTIVATIONAL

Leadership Quotes

Leadership Quotes

BUSINESS LEADERSHIP SUCCESS

Persistence Quotes

Persistence Quotes

SUCCESS PATIENCE PERSISTENCE

Hard Work Quotes

Hard Work Quotes

Discipline Quotes

Discipline Quotes

Short Motivational Quotes

Short Motivational Quotes

Powerful Motivational Quotes

Powerful Motivational Quotes

Motivational Monday Quotes

Motivational Monday Quotes

Hard Hitting Quotes

Hard Hitting Quotes

Accountability Quotes

Accountability Quotes

Growth Mindset Quotes

Growth Mindset Quotes

Save image...
Permalink
Open in new tab
Copy quote text

Beautiful Wallpapers and Images

We hope you enjoyed our collection of 120 Jocko Willink Quotes.

All the images on this page were created with QuoteFancy Studio.

Use QuoteFancy Studio to create high-quality images for your desktop backgrounds, blog posts, presentations, social media, videos, posters, and more.

Thank you!

Please check your email.