Integrity Summit

Integrity Summit Quote of the Week

“I was a westside kid, and what I saw mostly was not integrity... doing wrong was ‘OK’...

“Somehow, I had my eyes open in my life’s journey. I was shown what integrity is through the actions of role models in my workplace and military service. They inspired me and taught me about trust and integrity and how they make life and work better...

“As a result of my embracing integrity, I’ve earned the trust to become a leader who’s responsible for a quality, integrity-driven workplace with over 4,000 USAA Team members...

“The point is, keep your eyes and thoughts open. Even if you weren’t taught or shown what integrity is early in life, you can become a person of integrity now, today. It’s the best choice you’ll ever make.”

–Integrity Tiger Patrick Fitzhugh, Regional Site Director USAA

Integrity Summit Quote of the Week

“At our first meeting, on our first day, the first order of business was the USA Olympic Basketball Team—the NBA’s biggest superstars who didn’t hesitate to say “yes” to Chair Jerry Colangelo—to decide the values to guide us…

“Without prompting, the Team decided integrity was the number one value. It all started with trust. Players trust Jerry…

“Choosing integrity as the top value proved to be the key to winning gold on the court and world court of public opinion. We lived by it. There were zero embarrassing moments by this Team going to gold… In fact, all four of Jerry’s Gold Medal teams never embarrassed America… Integrity precludes it…

“As a Polish kid growing up in Chicago, I was taught integrity means you don’t lie, cheat or steal…

“As a basketball coach integrity means trust. Because if we trust each other, then we can do our very best…

“Lebron said it well before a practice (while lying on the gym floor in London stretching with a trainer): ‘Integrity is everything—isn’t it!’”

–Integrity Tigers Lebron James NBA and Olympic Champion and Coach ‘K’ Krzyzewski Duke U and Olympic Gold (Ret.)