Shaquille O'Neal Quotes

When a man assumes leadership, he forfeits the right to mercy.

When you are captain, you are never speaking for yourself.

When placed in command, take charge.

Any commander who fails to exceed his authority is not of much use to his subordinates.

I figure it's okay to make certain rules, whether or not people despise you for it at the time.

In order to be a lieutenant, you've got to have authority in your voice. No matter how young your face looks, you've got to let your guys know that you're in charge.

When the public or the Council pass the buck up to me I am going to act.

To lead or to parent means not being liked sometimes.

When I'm in the huddle, it is my huddle, and I mean, that's how it needs to operate.

I've got that ruthlessness inside me. All good captains have to be able to say things like that - with good man-management skills.

We want stuff done right. As long as it's my team, I'll voice my opinion. Yep, it's my team. You media guys might give it to him, like you've given him everything else his whole lifetime, but this is the Diesel's ship. And if we're not right, I'm going to go out there and try to get it right... Just ask Karl and Garywhy they wanted to come here. It was because of one person, not two. One.

If you don't want responsibility, don't sit in the big chair. To be successful, you must accept full responsibility

Why is everything always my decision?" I asked. Because you will not tolerate anything else." Oh, I remembered now. "Great", I whispered. - Anita to Jean-Claude

Fury snorted. "You're the leader, Vane. Lead.

You can't defer if you're the person who's in the leadership position.

Gotta watch out for directors.

If you're a quarterback, you want everything on your shoulders. You want to be the one to make the decisions.

Who has not served cannot command.

For good or ill, I'm a person of leadership. I do my best. I don't dodge responsibility.

It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

If you call yourself a leader, then you have to be decisive. If you're decisive, then you have the chance to be a leader. These are two sides to the same coin.

A big part of leadership is just being comfortable with the fact that some decisions really are only yours.

I do tend to be a leader in situations in my own life.

I think it is important for people who are given leadership roles to assume that role immediately.