Nuno Espirito Santo Quotes

I believe in Coach Louis Wong. He is so much more than just a football coach.

It isn't worth trying to lead if your people won't follow.

Leadership doesn't amount to much unless you have followers.

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.

A good director is like a good coach. You want to play for him. You want to really show him your good stuff. You don't want to let that person down. Ridley Scott is one of those guys.

I bought into everything Coach K preached to us. His whole philosophy.

LeBron James has proven he can lead by example. My wish for LeBron is to understand the following: He's an exceptional leader because he leads by example. The next step on the road to Legend, which he's already on, is to trust he's the best player in the best system anywhere in basketball.

The leadership of Christine Rampone goes without saying. She is the definition of a what a leader is.

Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done.

A coach's greatest asset is his sense of responsibility - the reliance placed on him by his players.

The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

I always liked the idea of leadership and being a captain.

Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders.

Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you're in control, they're in control.

He's helped me do so much in my career, helped me be the player that I am. If there's no Larry Brown, then there's no MVP, Allen Iverson.

People buy into the leader before they buy into the vision.

There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when I went to college there was Robert Hill who took me there and he showed me what hard work and determination would do if you put forth the effort and you take a little time.

Leadership is having the trust of the people are trying to lead.

People will only follow you if they see you're ahead, are convinced you know the route, trust you, and want to get there too.

Leadership contains certain elements of good management, but it requires that you inspire, that you build durable trust. For an organization to be not just good but to win, leadership means evoking participation larger than the job description, commitment deeper than any job contract's wording.

I have been tremendously impacted and influenced by my coaches. It's nice to play for people that are going to support you.

If there was no Bill Bowerman, there would have been no me. He had about as much of an impact on my life as any one person could have. He taught me about competition and ingrained it in me. He taught me not to praise ordinary performances.

Nasser Hussain was skipper when I first played for England and a massive influence. He showed me a lot of faith.

I am there for the athletes I coach.

There's not a day goes by that I don't ask, What would Coach Saban do?