Quotes About Influence

When I arrived at Juventus as the manager in 1999, Antonio Conte was the captain of the club, an Italy international, and a player who had a lot of influence in the dressing room - and when I needed a leader in the team, he was the obvious choice.

Landon Donovan has always been about being the focal point of the team.

When I was really young, the women's national team wasn't on a grand media stage, so my role models were male basketball and male American football players.

We should never have to do whatever Messi says. I did not pay attention to him, not even in the national team. But that is the myth that has been formed. But it is not just me: a lot of people have said it, but of course you won't believe it from me... It is not me who is denying it. The facts deny it.

I always say that Sheri Martell was that one thing that put Harlem Heat on the map, made us a legitimate tag team.

Neymar has the capability to be a leader in the absence of Leo. He's one of those players who can make the team feel better.

Facebook deploys a political advertising sales team, specialized by political party and charged with convincing deep-pocketed politicians that they do have the kind of influence needed to alter the outcome of elections.

Every team has a player like Marco Reus who can make the difference.

I know it's a team game, but, you know, the great ones can do that - have their team involved and take over a game.

This is a time when the United States should be standing tall. There is no other leader in the world today. We shouldn't be approaching conflicts as a team sport. We either get in an we lead and we do a good job, or you don't get in at all.

I always try to look at kids like I'm in the locker room, and I'm a teammate.

My teammate Torii Hunter taught me how to lead and provide encouragement to the locker room.

I get asked a lot about my legacy. For me, it's being a good teammate, having the respect of my teammates, having the respect of the coaches and players. That's important to me.

I want to succeed, but I want to make an impact in the people's lives that I'm around. So that means teammates, fans, coaches, staff, everybody.

Everything that I do, I put my teammates first. To me, that's the mark of a true leader. That's what I want to be. I want to be a leader and have guys continue to follow.

As far as our fans are concerned, I'm the only one who counts; along with my teammates, obviously.

Every time I get on the court, I want to push my teammates to be better as a leader and lead by example.

I think there's a lot to be learned from your teammates and older guys around you. And there are many ways to lead. You don't have to change your personality to be a leader.

I love for the crowd to feed off me, and I try to make my teammates feed off me.

I've been so blessed to play for the greatest coach at a time when our organization has done incredible things. I've played with the best teammates. Playing for Mr. Kraft and what his influence on the team has been.

I think the ultimate sign of an icon or legend in any sport is the ability to elevate their teammates.

At LSU, I was a true leader. I know I made some mistakes, but I think I was a leader for my teammates.

My teammates don't see it, but deep down I find it tough to sit there and not influence big games.

As a player, you model yourself after other players. Kobe takes the same approach as Michael Jordan. But I follow someone like Magic Johnson; he showed emotion, he smiled and jumped around, he was happy for his teammates. There needs to be more players like that.