12 Leadership Quotes And Prinicples From LeBron James And The Miami Heat

May 28, 2011 0 Comments

The Miami Heat are the Eastern Conference champions and the odds-on favorite to become NBA champions. The following is a chronological look at leadership quotes from members of the team throughout their play-off journey.

For anyone looking to build a championship culture, these insights are invaluable.

April 11th Sporting News

Unselfishness - “For me, just finding a way to be effective and contribute has been what I have focused on. Not just about my shots but on finding ways to do everything to help this team win.” – Chris Bosh

Adaptability - “We’ve been able to adapt. And, again it doesn’t really have to do with any of that, but more our activity, our disposition, our energy.” – Erik Spoelstra

May 10th Sports Illustrated

Toughness – “LeBron has heard more booing than any human being alive. With the scrutiny and hate, playing on the road for them is not hard anymore.” – Doc Rivers

Feedback - “It’s not a bed of roses with me and D-Wade and C.B. We get on each other when we feel like we’re not doing our job. It’s just constructive criticism that we need.” – James

May 30th Sports Illustrated

Depth - “He’s (Udonis Haslem) the heartbeat of our team. Our team is that much better with U.D. being back.” – Wade

Sacrifice - “That’s rare (James and Wade taking less money so the Heat could sign Haslem) in today’s society, because you have guys that don’t even know me and make a sacrifice like that in order for me to be part of this team…Usually athletes get criticized for being selfish; lo and behold we got criticized for being unselfish.” – Haslem

Process - “It’s taken a while for guys to feel comfortable and confident in their role, while at the same time being able to read a game. The next game somebody else might be called upon to be aggressive, based upon how it’s going.” – Spoelstra

Passion - “Last time we won, I had champagne in my eye – that’s why I teared up. This time I’m going to actually cry.” – Haslem

May 27th USA Today – The day after winning the Eastern Conference

Performance Personality - “It’s the mentality you have to have. This is how Miami Heat basketball was invented, and we’re trying to make sure we out and play that way.” – Wade

Struggle – “Nothing from our season has been easy at all. That is not even in our vocabulary.” – James

Resiliency - “There hasn’t been too much this season that’s been normal for us. This team has built up a lot of resiliency.” – Spoelstra

Unity – “Defense, staying together. We’ve been in this situation before.” – James

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