AB de Villiers Quotes

Well, my transition into being a captain was easy.

I'm not in charge of making moves, you know. I'm in charge of coaching.

I think I've learned how to be a better boss. I'm the one running the show now, and in the past, I've always kind of been looking at other people to make the decisions. I feel more confident to run not just my show, but behind the scenes, too.

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

Anytime you have a Pat Riley running things, calling the shots, you are not going to question things because he has been through it. He knows what it is all about and what it takes to win. All we have to do on our end is play basketball because we know the right calls and the right decisions are going to be made up top.

As far as control and stuff is concerned, I never had any more in my life than for that All-Star game in 1934.

I find nothing so painful as having to lead men.

Leadership in the field, and especially during the hurried organization of the urgently needed new units, must not depend on seniority, meaning age.

If I can be a leader, I will.

I realized that I still had a lot to offer the game. My knowledge could maybe help younger guys. I enjoyed being around the clubhouse, on the field.

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

I know how to lead.

It's hard to be a leader right away, but playing quarterback, you have to.

I think I am capable of captaincy.

It's in my head that I am a leader, and captaining Monchengladbach was very good for me.

You don't just come in and say, 'Bam, I'm mature; I'm the leader.' It took time for me to grow into this and learn how to talk to certain players and how to handle certain situations.

I'm very much a leader in a lot of the work that I do or that I've done in my career.

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.

The team should have implicit confidence in the captain's decisions.

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

I was captain of Wales; I've been captain of numerous football clubs.

My desires are simply I love to teach, I love to be in uniform, I love to throw batting practice, I love to be with the kids.

Everybody wants to be led. Except for me. I want to lead.

I've always been a leader. Every team I've played on, I've led my way.

If I'm a leader, I have a mission.