Philipp Lahm Quotes

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

I never saw myself as an individual who had any particular leadership powers.

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.

Zidane transmits a very clear idea to the players. He doesn't need to give a 20 minute motivational talk, he doesn't need it. With his presence alone, he achieves what he wants - his personality is synonymous with success.

We've seen guys in the sport, like Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, who have actually benefited from the captaincy.

I have a lot of power. Here, I can decide: training at six in the morning! Training 11 in the night! But my style is not to impose. I would like to convince the players of what they are doing. This takes more time.

All the way through the youth ranks at Sao Paulo, I've always been the captain.

I'm ready to accept the pressures of captaincy.

Coach Vermeil was the greatest.

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

A great leader also has the ability to make people an inch taller in his presence.

Leadership is a choice, not a position.

We're in a leadership position in sports. People look up to the National Football League.

The quarterback is an extension of the coach and has a certain type of swagger mentality, on and off the field.

I just think to be a manager you've got to live and breathe and have this incredible enthusiasm for football, the whole thing. And while I love the game, and it's been a large part of my life, it's not the only thing in my life.

I love football now. I have a club in Sarajevo, and I love that. The fans are fantastic. The people who run the club are incredible, honest people, and they really motivate me.

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

Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.

Sometimes, it's good to have a tremendous star, because everyone understands he has to get the ball.

I don't know what leadership is. You can't touch it. You can't feel it. It's not tangible. But I do know this: you recognize it when you see it.

Obama is a great leader. He can fire people up and get them to do what he wants.

I obviously take a lot of pride in what I do on the football field, because that has the ability to influence a lot of people. That puts smiles on people's faces. That gives people a pep in their step on Monday morning when they go back to work.

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

If Albert Einstein was right, Cal Ripken should have been a CEO or politician rather than a shortstop, because Ripken led by example over and over... and over again.

Leadership is hard to define and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader.