635 days. It had been 635 days since the Cleveland Browns last won a football game. During these last 635 days, there had been 7 Marvel movies released, a royal wedding, a solar eclipse, Barak Obama was still president, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors faced off in two NBA Finals, the iPhone 7 and 7 plus were the latest Apple products and Toys R Us was still in business. 635 days.
And then Baker Mayfield took the field.
On Thursday evening, September 20th before a national audience, the top pick in this year’s NFL Draft led the to a 21-17 come-from-behind victory over the New York Jets. The city of Cleveland erupted into celebration and Bakermania is officially in full swing.
The following are 23 Leadership Quotes And Lessons From Baker Mayfield we can glean from Mayfield’s post-game interview shown above. All quotes are from Mayfield preceded by the lesson learned.
- Baker Mayfield Gives His City And Teammates Hope – As do all great leaders. They are dealers of hope.
- Baker Mayfield Delivered Results – The Browns won the game.
- Baker Mayfield’s Passion Is Contagious – As shown in the video, thousands of Browns fans remained around in the stadium and parking lot after the game celebrating.
- Baker Mayfield Knows Success Is A Process – “We finally put the pieces together a little bit.”
- Baker Mayfield Made It All About Their Fans Or Customers Rather Than Himself – “This crowd deserved to see that first win at home. The thing I’m most proud of is we put it together for the fans at home.”
- Baker Mayfield Never Forgets Where They Came From And The Price They Paid For Success – “It’s how my whole life’s gone.”
- Baker Mayfield Has A Chip On Their Shoulder. BTW, So Do I. – “I’ve had a back-up role and had to fight through some things.”
- Baker Mayfield Knows When Opportunity Presents Itself, It Is Too Late To Prepare – “I always have to be mentally-ready and ready to go.”
- Baker Mayfield Trusted His Preparation – “I went through OTAs. I went through training camp. I got the plays.”
- Baker Mayfield Respects Those Who Helped Him Become Successful – “That’s never the way you want to get out on the field, not seeing one of your captains go down. That’s a guy I have tremendous respect for. He’s helped me out tremendously throughout this process.”
- The Past Does Not Have To Define Baker Mayfield – “I was never thinking about all the quarterbacks who have played in the past here.”
- Baker Mayfield Is Always Looking Ahead – “The past is the past. You’ve got to hit the reset button and take the next step forward.”
- Baker Mayfield Knows Momentum Grows Your Confidence – “That builds confidence in us. You feel that energy. You thrive off of it. You get some plays going. You get the chains moving.”
- Baker Mayfield’s Success Is Determined By Those Closest To Him – “I didn’t do this by myself and I’m not going to handle it that way.”
- Baker Mayfield Is Never Satisfied – “I’m happy with what we have and we have to build on it.”
- Baker Mayfield Is Resilient – “Keep fighting. Keep pushing.”
- “The most important play is always the next one.”
- Baker Mayfield Fought Through Adversity – “You’ve got to fight through adversity and keep pushing.”
- Baker Mayfield Showed Brilliant Emotional Intelligence – “I want to give a shout out. It’s Carlos Hyde’s birthday and he’s about to have a baby… He’s rushing to the hospital right now.”
- Successful Leaders Are Not Passive – “I’ve always told myself, ‘Put the pressure on them.’ Be the aggressive one.”
- Baker Mayfield Has A Singular Focus – “You have a singular focus. You put your eyes on a goal and work for it.”
- Baker Mayfield Works Hard, Very Hard – “There’s nothing that can outbeat working hard. You can’t beat working hard.”
- Baker Mayfield Was Trained Very Well – “He’s a huge part of my success.” – Mayfield on Oklahoma head coach Lincoln Riley
What is one thing you learned from Baker Mayfield which will make you a better leader?
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