Interview Quotes

Defining High Performance

"High performance is about relentlessness in my mind."

— Gordon Ramsay • 00:01:21

"I'm a self-confessed perfectionist... I'm done with that bullshit about, eh, stay in your lane. I want to own my lane."

— Gordon Ramsay • 00:01:46

"When the shit hits the fan, learn to dance in the storm. It's a great place to be in because somewhere down the line there's gonna be a shit storm on your radar and you're gonna stand tall in that storm and you're gonna get through it."

— Gordon Ramsay • 00:15:33

Overcoming Adversity

"The embarrassment every day when you went into the refectory for lunch. We had luncheon vouchers and there was a separate queue... That gave you a sort of a stern warning to get your shit together."

— Gordon Ramsay • 00:06:50

"I saw a failed music guy that wasn't making it... I witnessed him clinging on to something that was never going to happen. And it was to the family's detriment... So in many ways, with that shock of having football taken away and witnessing my dad clinging on to something for too long, it made me more decisive."

— Gordon Ramsay • 00:11:39

"Somewhere down the line we're all going to get dealt a dysfunctional card in life just by situations and the earlier you get dealt a dysfunctional card in life the fucking better because it gives you a much stronger hand when you come to play it."

— Gordon Ramsay • 00:25:22

Learning and Growth

"If you want to be one of the best, you need to work with the best... And it's not about money. It's not about hours. You just need to work with the best."

— Gordon Ramsay • 00:11:00

"Every time I got to a level, next time I went into another establishment, I came down a level to learn even greater. Because sometimes when you jump too high, the learning stops because they want to know what you've just been taught."

— Gordon Ramsay • 00:12:35

"You need to be a sponge without insecurity because the insecurity stops you from learning because you think you're never going to get there."

— Gordon Ramsay • 00:13:38

The Philosophy of Success

"Success needs a lining level of jeopardy and there's no success anywhere in the world that hasn't got jeopardy. I strive for perfection my life is about high performance and when I haven't got that high performance I need to up the jeopardy because that's what creates."

— Gordon Ramsay • 00:21:40

"Never fear a storm. Learn to dance in the rain. It's got me through so much shit in my life."

— Gordon Ramsay • 00:27:35