Greg Oden Quotes

LeBron James has proven he can lead by example. My wish for LeBron is to understand the following: He's an exceptional leader because he leads by example. The next step on the road to Legend, which he's already on, is to trust he's the best player in the best system anywhere in basketball.

I think the ultimate sign of an icon or legend in any sport is the ability to elevate their teammates.

Leadership is one of the things I really strive to excel in in my life.

Leadership does not mean domination

As we produce work that becomes pure poetry, we impact and influence our teammates, we wow our suppliers, we inspire customers and strangers. And we lead our industry.

The Defensive Player of the Year is the guy that makes his team better. Not only gets stats - it's the guy that also has an impact on his teammates and leadership.

Gigi is a leader during the big moments in any season, on the pitch and off it. Everyone, whether they're a team-mate or an opponent, says he makes the difficult things look easy.

Guardiola can get the best out of everyone and that's why he is what he is.

In the 2007 World Cup, Kelly Smith went to another level, scoring twice against Japan and dragging the team forward with an infectious enthusiasm. She changed the dynamic, and we all followed her lead.

You see what type of player I am, and you see a lot of that in leaders. Hopefully, you lead from the front and, first and foremost, play well.

I feel like the best of the best in any sport not only plays well, but they get everyone around them to play really well, and the best they can.

LeBron carries a certain weight. You feel him all the time. On the court, off the court, in the organization. I don't say 'weight' in a bad way, but his presence is always felt. He is striving for greatness at all times. Because he's such a magnetic personality and such an incredible basketball player, people follow him.

Ibra is the best. He has always made a difference wherever he has gone.

Take your heart to work and ask the most and best of everybody.

Choose great people and shine in their shadows

Leadership is service to others.

Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

If there was no Bill Bowerman, there would have been no me. He had about as much of an impact on my life as any one person could have. He taught me about competition and ingrained it in me. He taught me not to praise ordinary performances.

Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power. And I try to model that in all of my interactions.

I learned how important it is to lead and be decisive and to, in a way, empower other people to do their best.

A good director is like a good coach. You want to play for him. You want to really show him your good stuff. You don't want to let that person down. Ridley Scott is one of those guys.

Anytime Tom Watson is on your team, you've won. His passion, professionalism, attention to detail, and leadership are unparalleled.

You look at the quality players and look at the leadership we had, and it's easy to understand why we won.

Unless and until you inspire the people, you will not get results. Imposition will never give you the results. Inspiration will always give you the results.

I've just got to be the best player that I can be and worry about what I've got to do to help out the team, and be the best team out there we can be, and the best player I can be out there on the field to help out the team.