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.
It is essential to understand that battles are primarily won in the hearts of men. Men respond to leadership in a most remarkable way and once you have won his heart, he will follow you anywhere.
I would rather be accused of breaking precedents than breaking promises.
You’ve got to give great tools to small teams. Pick good people, use small teams and give them great tools so that they are very productive in terms of what they are doing.
Whenever I counsel someone who feels called to be an evangelist, I always urge them to guard their time and not feel like they have to do everything.
Part of my job is to make sense of all that I hear, and to retell it in a forceful way so that the decision-makers at Treasury can hear it. At least that's how I see it.
Once you have a staff of prepared, intelligent, and energetic people, the next step is to motivate them to be creative.
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