Franck Ribery Quotes

We've got to prove that we can lead, and I'm going to be all-in to help prove that.

When you empower people you sign up for a life of uncertainty and change.

That's what I love the most about being a quarterback. Everybody looks to you to make a play. They look to you to say something that's going to spark the team. I take full pride in that every single day.

I'm definitely used to being the centerpiece of a team.

I like to always lead from the front and set an example for whoever is playing with me or around me. I like taking responsibilities. That is my natural thing.

For me, leadership is making a difference. It's using your agency to bring about change.

I mean, you have to be able - you have to have made the commitment within yourself to do whatever it takes to get the job done and to try to inspire other people to do it, because obviously the first rule is you can't do it by yourself.

One of the signs of natural leaders of men (and women) was their readiness to take the necessary pains to keep their followers with them.

That's part of being a leader, being the guy that people look to and making everybody around you better.

As captain I enjoy the responsibility. Even when I didn't have the armband I was doing a lot outwith the club so it has been an easy transition.

I'm ready to accept the pressures of captaincy.

I always wanted to captain the teams I played in.

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.

I had a long conversation with Steve Carlton. He told me that on the days he pitched, he felt it was his responsibility to make everyone around him better, to lift his teammates. That's what I try to do.

All leaders share something in common. They feel they are the only ones who can do the job.

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.

People ask the difference between a leader and a boss. The leader leads, and the boss drives.

Leadership is a choice, not a position.

Every team that I've played on, I've either been the captain or co-captain.

For good or ill, I'm a person of leadership. I do my best. I don't dodge responsibility.

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

Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.

Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.

Leadership comes in small acts as well as bold strokes.

Leadership is an ever-evolving position.