Sourav Ganguly Quotes

I began my journey as a captain when I was just 21-22 and leading the Indian side for so many years has helped me also grow as a person. My growth as a person pretty much has happened on the ground along with teammates.

I think I constantly refer back to some of the things that I learned in New England and throughout my career. It was a great stepping stone, and it also gave me time to mature as a player and as a quarterback.

As with any skill, you have to work at leadership. Watch how the best do it, review what you've done, and look at what you might do.

Playing one year under Coach K feels like you've played for three years. I learned so much from him; gained a lot of wisdom and knowledge from him.

You always learn from both good and bad bosses.

Nobody is a born captain. He learns with time.

That's part of the process of the longer you play, you can help the guys around you.

Well, I think I've had the opportunity to be around some great coaches and players. And I have been able to learn a little bit, something different from every single one that I've been around.

I know my first years sitting on the bench, largely behind Rickey Green, was a great learning tool for me.

It's good to have young players around you.

The job of a leader today is not to create followers. It’s to create more leaders.

The only real training for leadership is leadership.

Few leaders are born. We learn to be leaders. We learn by working with other people and working through our philosophy.

Cause I was such a novice and thank God that Sarah was as seasoned as she was because she was really a great leader in that regard in the sense that she would communicate really well with the crew.

A good objective of leadership is to help those who are doing poorly to do well and to help those who are doing well to do even better.

One of the most important things about leadership is that you have to have the kind of humility that will allow you to be coached.

It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.

I just took the good and the bad from all of the coaches I've been around.

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

Leadership is not about you; it's about investing in the growth of others.

Whenever senior players are missing, its ideal for youngsters to avail of these opportunities.

When you have a year of experience and also the experience of playing in the playoffs, it just makes a world of difference.

I learned a lot from the coaches I played for.

It is important to watch and learn from the seniors in the team.

Every big moment has stresses and lessons that you take into your managerial career. You can pass it down to the lads who work under you. And everybody knows you handled it.