Chris Hogan Quotes

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.

I think every player gives a bit extra when he sees that his manager is fighting, too.

I have a great deal of respect for Coach Fitch. When we won the championship in '81, he was the main reason why we won. We were down and he never let us doubt ourselves.

I love Pakistan so I will definitely use all my experience to inspire this team.

Nobody's more loyal than me as a football coach, I can tell you that.

I've got a lot of belief in Aaron Gordon and he's one of the reasons that I took the job here with the Magic. When a guy cares as much as he does and works as hard as he does, that impacts the group. And that type of attitude is infectious.

When you care about the players you are working with, that's when they want to play hard for you.

I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.

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.

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

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.

I learned that leadership is about falling in love with the people and the people falling in love with you. It is about serving the people with selflessness, with sacrifice, and with the need to put the common good ahead of personal interests.

Cheerleaders deserve a lot of respect for what they do.

I like to help create team spirit in the dressing room. I feel that I've got loads of love to give.

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.

What I learned from 9/11 that is really important, first and foremost, you have to motivate all the workers and understand that they've left their families to help clean up a pretty awful situation. Every time you have an emergency management situation, it's all about teamwork.

The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them.

May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences!

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

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

Treat your men as you would your own beloved sons. And they will follow you into the deepest valley.

'SI' came to me and said, 'We want you to do a story on Russell as the greatest team player,' which I certainly agreed with.

That's the only thing that got me here is my teammates. My teammates and my coach. That's the only reason I'm here.

The passion, toughness and determination that you display on a daily basis is an inspiration for myself and for all of my teammates and all the people that wear 'Cleveland' across their chest.

Even more than results, it matters that the players give everything for their shirt, and if they do that whether they're relegated or not, the fans are ready to applaud.