Andre Iguodala Quotes

You talk all the time about being connected, being a unit, believing in each other. But if you have unnamed sources, people out there cutting you down, and then you find out it's the person calling the plays - that would be really hard to deal with, to look at him the same way.

To be successful in coaching you have to treat your team like a family. The leader needs backing from everyone.

For me the relationship you have with the coach is very important.

If guys buy into the system, believe in their coach, that goes a long way.

You grow year after year with responsibility, and for me, it's not important who has the armband but that everyone on the pitch gives the right signals.

A strong working relationship requires every participant to be on the same page.

Business is a battlefield. You need to be able to go to battle with your team members. Like the military. Know them, trust them, and know who you're working with.

Leadership is about stepping up when it's the appropriate time and then making sure everyone knows that we're all on the same page.

If the players understand and accept that their leader is steering their direction through thoughtful, careful measures, then they will pull together to give the best effort every time.

That's ultimately the thing that sticks out to you most, that's most important to me, is that I have the respect of my teammates.

If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

Teams are made up of a lot of components. They're made up of hunger, they're made up of desire, they're made up of chemistry, and they're made up of emotion.

More eyes on the court is better than just two eyes. There's always a time for one voice. But when the guys are working, I believe in those guys working and making the players better. Hands-on.

Leaders must establish common purpose and build trust within an organization.

Teams that consistently perform at the highest levels are able to come together and be unified across the organization - staff, players, coaches, management, and ownership. When everyone is on the same page, trust develops, and teams can grow and succeed together.

You want a coach who is going to push you and be strong and be in your corner when it's tough, but sometimes you have coaches who think they are more important than the players. That's where the conflicts come.

Sometimes the hardest thing to do is to trust your team. It's a lesson I've had to relearn quite a few times.

I'm going to do all I can, control what I can control and I think one thing I can do beyond just playing the best I can is to start really coaching and leading other people so that I can never walk off the field saying, 'Hey, I did my part but so-and-so didn't,' that can't happen.

Dealing with LeBron is like a friendship. Coaching, but he understands that I am the boss, and I am going to call the shots, and he is fine with that.

I love being around my teammates, and I love leading and having responsibility.

You can be the best manager in the world, but if the players don't trust you, it will never work.

You always want to know, What makes a team great? It's the relationships. It's when you take the field, you actually care about each other. And when you care about each other, you play harder, and you trust the guy next to you.

Especially in today's age, when you're in the huddle with guys from all different backgrounds and all different ages, you have to be able to lead, get everybody on the same page, and do what it takes to win.

I know what I do for my team and what my teammates expect of me on both ends of the floor.

Playing quarterback, you rely on everybody. Everybody impacts you.