Masai Ujiri Quotes

My mother taught me to be honest, to be selfless, and to touch people in a positive way.

I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.

I'm going to be humble, I'm going to be accountable, do it with a smile on my face, make other people around me better.

I feel like I am a good person and a professional, very able leader of men.

Humility is a great quality of leadership which derives respect and not just fear or hatred.

Live a life of grace. You'll be a better person for it, and so will your children.

A leader must be a good listener. He must be willing to take counsel. He must show a genuine concern and love for those under his stewardship.

It's very important in a leadership role not to place your ego at the foreground and not to judge everything in relationship to how your ego is fed.

A noble person attracts noble people, and knows how to hold on to them.

Overall, the challenge of leadership is both moral and one of developing the characteristics that make us respected by one another.

I don't like the idea of 'I've played nine years, I've made some All-Star teams, I make the most money. I've got to be a leader.' That doesn't make you a leader. Treating people the right way is more important.

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.

I want to be a good human being.

Few things kill likeability as quickly as arrogance. Likable leaders don't act as though they're better than you because they don't think that they're better than you. Rather than being a source of prestige, they see their leadership position as bringing them additional accountability for serving those who follow them.

If there is one thing I have learned on this incredible journey we call life, it is this: the sign of a truly successful individual is humility.

First of all, I try to be a positive role model.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

Find people not to envy but to admire. Do not the profitable but the admirable deed. Live by ideals.

You shouldn't just work on your jump shot. You should work on being a better person, a better teammate, and a better friend.

If thou wouldst help others, deal with them as though they were what they should be

What I learned from Barack Obama the person is that you can be a great leader and a good person at the same time and that the way to be the best kind of leader is to be decent to the people around you.

I don't want to just be the best player. I want to be a great person, too.

I'm pretty quiet, but my best quality is leading by example.

I like having fun, but the most important thing is to be as good a person as you can be.

I am humble enough to understand there are many people who know much more than I do on many subjects, so I listen to them. Integrity is also critical to leadership, so I believe there must always be alignment between what you think, say, and do.