Scottie Pippen Quotes

I'm not necessarily a 'rah rah' guy. I'm not the guy speaking out with everybody watching.

The real leader has no need to lead - he is content to point the way.

I'm generally a low-key guy.

A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves.

I've never been very flashy or high-profile.

I'm very, very low-key in general.

It's all about leading by example. Am I going to be perfect? Absolutely not.

A leader is best when people barely know that he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him. Fail to honor people, They fail to honor you. But of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, "We did this ourselves.

Ferrari or Lamborghini. Never fancied one of those - too flash for me. I don't really like seeking too much attention.

My parents are people who like to stay to themselves. They're quiet. They raised me not to be boastful about anything we do.

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

I'm not boisterous. I just let the work speak for itself.

I'm not the type of guy who is going to be out in front of a microphone for attention.

I'm kind of a subtle person.

I'm just not a loud person. I don't like to showboat. I'm not rowdy.

People say I'm deceptively unassuming, but that's the way I go through life. I'm not flash. You can make it sound calculated, but it's pretty much just me.

Leadership does not mean being bossy, always telling others what to do. No, leadership means going ahead, not putting others in the front. Good leaders lead by example, not by decree.

Lead from the back — and let others believe they are in front.

Superior leaders get things done with very little motion. They impart instruction not through many words, but through a few deeds. They keep informed about everything but interfere hardly at all. They are catalysts, and though things would not get done as well if they were not there, when they succeed they take no credit. And, because they take no credit, credit never leaves them.

Jesus said several times, “Come, follow me.” His was a program of “do what I do,” rather than “do what I say.” His innate brilliance would have permitted him to put on a dazzling display, but that would have left his followers far behind. He walked and worked with those he was to serve. His was not a long-distance leadership. He was not afraid of close friendships; he was not afraid that proximity to him would disappoint his followers. The leaven of true leadership cannot lift others unless we are with and serve those to be led.

I don't like all the attention. I think it's better to let my work do the talking.

A leader leads from in front, by the power of example. A ruler pushes from behind, by means of the club, the whip, the power of fear.

Respect was earned, not demanded, but dignity was taught by example.

The way to happiness requires that one set a good example for others.

The true leader isn't really looking for leadership. He's trying to set an example and be in the proper way to get the most productive results and don't realize it. When the followers get something done, if the leader has been what he should, they'll feel like they did it, not him. That's the way it should be.