Quotes About Leadership

It's important for Oklahoma to have people in a position to make a difference. The only way we can do that is to have people in key places.

When I first got to Oklahoma, it was really a blessing that coach Sutton was at Oklahoma State. He made me a better coach.

When I was at Oklahoma, I always felt like I had to control the game because we didn't have great scorers. So, I had to figure a way to win.

I believe in that old adage that 'as goes California, so goes the country.'

If we provide the young with a strong foundation, we can leave behind a legacy substantially greater than most are able to bequeath. As for the women, the old adage that you invest in a woman, you invest in a generation, still rings true today.

At 18, they're old enough to drive. The girls enter university, and the boys enter into National Service. Since they have a duty to defend our country, these 18-year-olds should also have the right to elect their leaders. They are mature enough.

If you're going to write an anthem for an old man who's up at political bat for the last time, give him a decent song. Send him off with something that creates some chills or something.

The old school in me knows how to get over and get other guys over. I'm going to continue to do it.

Entrepreneurs almost always have to step out of existing institutions that embody old ways of doing things to build their vision.

In the old world of business, there was often just one seat at the leadership table for women, two at best. That meant that only so many women could advance. But in a world where women recognize the power that they own - and where technology can upend the traditional rules of engagement - one woman winning doesn't mean another loses.

When you're young, it's hard to lead people that are older than you.

In my hood, I was always with the older guys.

I was the oldest of seven kids, so I had no older brother who would say, 'Schmuck, don't do that.'

I always thought, 'Will I go into the business, or will I not go into the business?' But when my father got arrested, I really didn't have a choice. I was the oldest son, and it was something that had to be done.

It's important as a manager that you feel a club believes in you and your methods. Oliver Mintzlaff and Ralf Rangnick showed me this.

Olivia Chow is no Jack Layton.

Past Olympians have a continuing role within the Olympic family.

Throughout my entire life, I've always been a captain. I was the captain of my high school team. I was the captain at Oklahoma State University. I was the captain of the 2008 Olympic team.

Leaders are important but not omnipotent.

I try and help my team-mates as best I can, and I lead from the front, on and off the field.

I'm more mature, my game is more mature, and I can do a bunch of things on and off the court to fully maximize this team's potential.

I'm just going to give them everything I have to give as a player and as a man on and off the field. I'm hoping with me doing that and being the leader that I am, it trickles down and becomes so contagious that everybody is doing it. That's how you change a program around with everybody buying in and believing in the same thing.

I understand that every day I have to be a leader on and off the court.

Jay Jay Okocha. On and off the field he was the captain you looked for.