Quotes About Leadership

I'm not buddy-buddy with the players. If they need a buddy, let them buy a dog.

Baseball is a man maker.

Sports not only build better athletes but also better people.

I wanted to use sports for social change.

I think the quarterback position, moreso than in all of sports, no other position compares - you rely on so many people to do your job.

Not everyone likes sports. Gandhi and Malcolm X come to mind.

I think communication is massive in football and in all sports in general.

I was a keen sportsman, and became school captain in soccer and cricket.

With me being a sportsman and being an icon who people know, if I can even send a little message across which will maybe help a lot of people, I'm going to do that.

Every day I pull into that parking spot that says 'Head Football Coach,' I get out of my car and pinch myself sometimes, just to make sure it's real, sort of like, 'Is this really happening?'

I started out as a young Ninja and killed all of the Shoguns. I am a Shogun now and I'm holding my spot. There probably won't be another Shogun after this.

Being Speaker of the House is a really tough spot.

In Korea, the director is on top, and the power flows down vertically. On the set, I love to come up with ideas on the spot. But in Hollywood, if I were to come up with a certain idea on set, the idea had to be taken to all these different people who had to agree.

I have to put people in the right spot so that if they execute, we win.

Man United is a club where we always want to win and be first. If second is the spot we have to take, then we'll take it as long as we're up there and winning games. But our main priority is to be first all the time.

Much of the responsibility to get more women elected is down to political parties. I am proud that a third of Lib Dem MPs are women, and I know we must work harder still to spot and nurture talented women at all levels in our party.

That would be a huge honor, if I ever were to become the No. 1 American. It's something that I've always wanted to, you know, achieve that. For me, if were to happen, it'd be great. I'd try to hold onto that spot as long as possible, but I know there'd be a lot of people nipping at my heels to try to get to that No. 1 spot.

I love being in a spot where not only do I expect my own greatness - I'm also part of an organization that expects greatness from me. Or just think of it this way: Would you want to be the dude who lets Pat Riley down?

It's good to see somebody step up and perform in a tough spot.

I realized, if I don't step into the spotlight, and the person next to me doesn't step in, and the people around me don't step in, then who will?

I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.

For better or worse, when you're running for mayor, there's a little bit of a spotlight on you.

I have a direct line with Obama. It's a crucial link. And I can put Spain in the spotlight.

I try to stay out of the spotlight.