Leadership Quotes

What separates leaders from the crowd? These words from history's most influential figures reveal the answer.

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"The greatest achievement is helping others succeed."
Billie Jean King
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"You must stay focused on your goals."
Billie Jean King
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"The greatest legacy is impact on others."
Billie Jean King
"I'm proud to be a role model for young girls everywhere."
Serena Williams
"I'm committed to inspiring the next generation."
Serena Williams
"Champions rise above challenges and inspire others."
Serena Williams
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"The biggest thing is to stay focused and have tunnel vision."
Michael Jordan
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"I've always made my teammates better."
Michael Jordan
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"Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude."
Michael Jordan
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"Winning has a price, and leadership has a price."
Michael Jordan
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"I demand a lot from myself and even more from my teammates."
Michael Jordan
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"When you are great, you attract great people."
Michael Jordan
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"I'm not just playing for myself."
Michael Jordan
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"I've always felt it was my responsibility to lead by example."
Michael Jordan
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"I lead by example."
Michael Jordan
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"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team."
Pelé
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"A true leader inspires others to achieve their best."
Pelé
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"Perfection is not just about control, it is also about letting go."
Vince Lombardi
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"Leaders are made, they are not born."
Vince Lombardi
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"A team will always appreciate a leader more if he keeps them informed."
Vince Lombardi
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"The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers."
Vince Lombardi
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"The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things."
Vince Lombardi
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"Coaching is about making men do what they don't want to do in order to achieve what they want to achieve."
Vince Lombardi
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"I will demand a commitment to excellence and victory."
Vince Lombardi
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"I am not here to be liked. I am here to be respected."
Vince Lombardi
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"Leadership is not just one quality, but a blend of many qualities."
Vince Lombardi
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"Leadership is not something you do to people. It's something you do with people."
Vince Lombardi
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"A leader is judged by what his followers become."
Vince Lombardi
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"You don't have to be the best fighter to dominate."
Muhammad Ali
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"Every time we stand up for an idea, we send a message to every man, woman, and child."
Muhammad Ali