Brad Stevens Quotes

I like to try to get around the younger generation to just encourage them. But I've always been afraid of coaching because I was always hard on myself as a player.

I want to be known as someone who develops individuals, not just companies.

I've always tried to grow people rather than cricketers.

For whatever reason, I've always been interested in those types of things - leadership books and different ways to connect with people in a real, authentic, genuine type of way.

Even though I am getting my coaching badges, I am more into mentoring.

Coaching done well may be the most effective intervention designed for human performance.

Great leaders encourage leadership development. By openly developing themselves

All I did from day-to-day is coach. That's what my job was, that's what my passion was, and the fact that now it's something I'm being considered for is just mind-blowing to me, that I would ever be in that kind of company.

My best investment, as cliched as this sounds, is the money I've spent developing myself, via books, workshops and coaching. Leadership begins within, and to have a better career, start by building a better you.

This whole thing's about development. Not only are we trying to develop players, we're trying to develop ourselves.

Rotary provides training at all levels so that those who have been selected for leadership positions have the opportunity to learn and apply leadership principles to their jobs.

Business coaching and the personal development and self-help industry is considered to be one of the booming industries today.

In coaching, you don't ever really have that joyful fun, but there's no question that it's enjoyable.

Management is the opportunity to help people become better people. Practiced that way, it's a magnificent profession.

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

The whole thing is develop players, develop them as people, develop teams.

I read books by other coaches all the time.

True success for me is allowing players to be better than I was. That is what I went into coaching for and I've not lost sight of that.

It wasn't until I started my coaching badges that I found that I enjoyed it.

What I didn't appreciate about myself is that I'm good at coaching leaders.

Coaching is definitely on the aspiration list.

Coaching is not easy.

I don't think I've ever had a better experience in the sport than coaching 'The Ultimate Fighter.' I got to do it twice, but I got to really build relationships there that will last forever.

I remember doing my first coaching sessions at Macclesfield, when I was still playing, and I was just terrible. I felt really uncomfortable standing in front of people, and it felt very odd. It was not something I was naturally comfortable with at all.

I had good coaches and mentors. They helped me a lot, and I trusted them when they tapped on my shoulder to move to the next level. And maybe I've been smart enough to always say yes more than no when I've been proposed a new and challenging jobs.