Quotes About Leadership

I'm really looking to facilitate, find my teammates.

When teams are really out on me, I'm trying to drag them out as much as possible so my teammates can make plays.

When I get down, I can sense my teammates looking at me, and they can get down as well. That was something I had to learn over the years.

I looked up to Magic Johnson a lot. He was a tall point guard who found his teammates and had a good time.

If I hit a bad punt, and some guys don't make a tackle, and I have to make a tackle for them, that's my opportunity to step up for my teammates.

I think the ultimate sign of an icon or legend in any sport is the ability to elevate their teammates.

I always try to talk to my younger teammates in the same way I would do with my older ones and you can see in their eyes how much showing them some respect means.

I expect to work hard, earn the respect of my teammates and hopefully I can start.

At LSU, I was a true leader. I know I made some mistakes, but I think I was a leader for my teammates.

I want to... help the young guys, help my teammates, help everybody be confident and make everybody feel like they're special.

I understand my teammates. I know which teammates you can get on during the game, and which respond better to constructive criticism.

My teammates don't see it, but deep down I find it tough to sit there and not influence big games.

This is how I see myself, as a player that at the end of the day, whether I have a letter or not, I know that when we're in overtime or it's a deciding moment in the game my teammates are looking at me to step up. To me that's all I need to know.

First, I'm just trying to set screens for my teammates and then just be aggressive, make the right play.

I'm just worried about winning and making my teammates better and getting better.

I expect a lot. And, I hold my teammates accountable and they've got to hold me accountable.

I think I'm a good enough ball handler to bring the ball up the basketball court, and my teammates do a great job of getting open.

I can shoot the ball. I can make everybody comfortable out there, and I'm just going to try to help my teammates play better basketball if possible.

The Defensive Player of the Year is the guy that makes his team better. Not only gets stats - it's the guy that also has an impact on his teammates and leadership.

As a player, you model yourself after other players. Kobe takes the same approach as Michael Jordan. But I follow someone like Magic Johnson; he showed emotion, he smiled and jumped around, he was happy for his teammates. There needs to be more players like that.

Anybody who has ever watched me knows that I get my teammates involved, that I make them better.

I feel like I'm a guy who consistently makes the right play and the right reads offensively and that helps my teammates.

Go out there and play hard, understand your teammates, understand the other team's gameplan, understand your coaches' philosophies and what they want you to do. There's nothing better than showing, though; more than talking, you have to make your actions speak louder than words.

I know with Coach Messina I started to understand where my teammates were, how to use them and make them better for the benefit of the team.