I think you can get too focused on the championship and forget how rewarding it is to be part of a team.
Steve NashRead
Whether it is with friends or family, I expect them to set a great example for me, and hopefully I will do the same for them. And that is all part of being a leader.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the reciprocal nature of leadership among friends and family.
Steve Nash highlights that true leadership is not just about giving orders or being in charge, but it involves setting a positive example for others and inspiring them to do the same. In a community, whether with friends or family, mutual influence and support create a strong foundation for effective leadership.
In practice
In a team meeting, I might quote this statement to encourage collaboration and mutual support.
I think you can get too focused on the championship and forget how rewarding it is to be part of a team.
The guys that improve every year are those that are always adding something to their game.
If every basketball player worked as hard as I did, I'd be out of a job
I don't care what other people say. I fight every day to be the best player I can.
I've always wanted to shoot a good percentage for my team, because I'm the point guard, and I can take fewer shots, still score more, so that I can get my teammates feeling good about themselves. That was always my feeling - that if I shoot a high percentage, I don't have to shoot a ton.
I realize that although I'd like to make films as a career after I'm done playing, I really love basketball; I really love my career, an opportunity to compete every day and to push myself physically, mentally and emotionally.
Good leadership isn't about advancing yourself. It's about advancing your team.
Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.
We haven't always been aware of it, but the 'locker-room bro talk' has long been going on not just in locker rooms but in some corporate conference rooms. Of course, not by all men. But by some - including some who hold positions of power. And that matters in holding women back.
There is no perfect fit when you're looking for the next big thing to do. You have to take opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you, rather than the other way around. The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.
One of the first things I learned in the Marine Corps is that any military mission has to be defined as precisely as you can possibly define it, and then you size the force and equipment force to accomplish that mission without fail.
Although the attorney general is a part of the president's team, you're really separate and apart. You have a special responsibility as the nation's chief law enforcement officer. There has to be a distance that you keep - between this department and the White House.
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