“Leadership is diving for a loose ball. It's about being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way your going to get respect from other players”
"I've got a theory that if you give 100 percent all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end"
- Larry Bird
Inspiration
"I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody — somewhere — was practicing more than me."
- Larry Bird
Hard Work
"A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals."
- Larry Bird
Hard Work
"I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody – somewhere – was practicing more than me"
- Larry Bird
Hard Work
"It doesn’t matter who scores the points. It’s who gets the ball to the scorer"
- Larry Bird
Teamwork
"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it."
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leadership
"Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability."
- Harvey Mackay
Leadership
"Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first."
- Angela Ahrendts
Leadership
"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure."
- Stanley McChrystal
Leadership
"An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage."
- Jack Welch
Leadership