Carl von Clausewitz Quotes

You really just have to come in and build the spirit up of your team by working them everyday, showing them examples of what they've done and reinforce their work.

I love for the crowd to feed off me, and I try to make my teammates feed off me.

The best player's responsibility is to unite and inspire your teammates to play up to their full maximum ability, and that never occurs if you try to separate yourself as part of the problem.

At training, I consider myself a bit of a morale booster. I take a pack of lollies just to boost the boys' morale. I see that as crucial. I try and be a good influence and keep a high energy.

Neil Lennon was a great manager; he really got your team in the mood and wanting to play for him.

You just want to give the team energy and get our guys going in any way possible. So I'm just trying to give off as much energy as I can whenever I can.

Neymar has the capability to be a leader in the absence of Leo. He's one of those players who can make the team feel better.

When you see your leader not at 100 percent, you just want to play a little harder because of that.

Leaders have to search for the heart on a team, because the person who has it can bring out the best in everybody else.

A team that has character doesn't need stimulation.

The bone's 6 inches out of his leg and all he's yelling is, 'Win the game, win the game.' I've not seen that in my life. Pretty special young man. I don't think we could have gathered ourselves - I know I couldn't have - if Kevin didn't say over and over again, 'Just go win the game,' I don't think we could have gone in the locker room with a loss after seeing that. We had to gather ourselves. We couldn't lose this game for him. We just couldn't.

Pride was his life force; for us it was a live nerve that he could teach us to brush. One stroke, a good practice, and we could tingle for days ... First, he found the pride in each of us, then he taught us how good it could feel. What he was ultimately after was for every one of us to learn to light our own fires and glow our brightest.

You cannot lift another soul until you are standing on higher ground than he is. You cannot light a fire in another soul unless it is burning in your own soul.

Without enthusiasm, the adventurer could never kindle that fire in his followers which is so necessary to consolidate their mutual interests; for no one can heartily deceive numbers who is not first of all deceived himself.

You take those little rascals, talk to them good, pat them on the back, let them think they are good, and they will go out and beat the biguns.

If you can raise the level of effort and performance in those around you, you are officially a leader.

Old unhealthy thoughts can block off inspiration and motivation. Dropping them releases a strong flow of power through the mind.

I remember my dad asking me one time, and it's something that has always stuck with me: 'Why not you, Russ?' You know, why not me? Why not me in the Super Bowl? So in speaking to our football team earlier in the year, I said, 'Why not us? Why can't we be there?'

As a leader, your job is to energize people around the mission and vision you've articulated.

I was laying in bed one night and I thought 'I'll just quit - to hell with it.' And another little voice inside me said 'Don't quit - save that tiny little ember of spark.' And never give them that spark because as long as you have that spark, you can start the greatest fire again.

I know it sounds cliche, but you have to believe in yourself because there's going to be moments that no one else does.

Your mental attitude is your motivation and your inspiration.

Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.

We carry the flame for all to see, the fire and passion of what we can be.

Your energy and enjoyment, drive and dedication will stimulate and greatly inspire others.