Steph Houghton Quotes

Learning on the job as England captain is hard.

I've got to be better. So when I talk to the team, I want to make sure that I'm real with them, and I tell them I can be better.

I'm more mature, my game is more mature, and I can do a bunch of things on and off the court to fully maximize this team's potential.

I have to be a leader now. I need to shoulder responsibility more than I used to. It's changed me, but I'm OK with that.

I began my journey as a captain when I was just 21-22 and leading the Indian side for so many years has helped me also grow as a person. My growth as a person pretty much has happened on the ground along with teammates.

Based on my pool of coached clients, 90% of the challenges for business owners exist in a lack of personal development.

I have made a few mistakes early on that I admit myself, and there have been times when I have gone over the top and done things that you shouldn't do in international cricket, but that's how you learn.

I was immature the way I handled the business. I saw myself as a tribune of the people.

Leadership is one of sports' intangibles. Guys can score, guys can fight, guys can skate faster than anybody else. But not everybody can say, 'Follow me.'

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

As with any skill, you have to work at leadership. Watch how the best do it, review what you've done, and look at what you might do.

There's people out there, Canadians out there, that have high expectations for me, but I mean, I'm still a kid, still trying to learn the game. I'm just trying to develop my skills as much as possible.

I'm a guy that a lot of people look up to. I haven't always handled situations the right way. That's why I have to continue to grow and be a better player, a better leader.

I'm aware that I'm now a role model for younger players. I bring more maturity to practice - it's more of a work environment to me, where I consciously work to get better each day.

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.

Every goal for me is to be a leader on the court every time I step on the court.

Even without tactical discipline, what is important for a team is having players with maturity and a sense of responsibility.

I have plenty of opportunities to get better and continue to grow as a quarterback.

Me being young, I'm going to definitely mess up a lot more than I'm going to make the right play, but I want my teammates to be able to trust me and look at me as a veteran guard trying to run the team.

People say I'm a natural leader, but I just go out there and do my job and do whatever it takes to win; that's what comes with being a leader, those are the sort of things I've done as I've tried to grow into a leader and I'm just going to continue to do them.

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

Leadership is a lot of hard work. I hoped, when I was younger, that I would just be a natural leader or that it was something that was innate, but it is really a learned skill.

I want to make sure I do everything in my power to be a better teammate and player.

Leadership is developed daily, not in a day.

I wanted to take on a little bit more of a leadership role. I'm getting older and things are coming to me more and I have to take responsibility for that.