Tonight, the great running back from the Alabama Crimson Tide Derrick Henry was selected as the 2015 Heisman Trophy winner. The following are 10 Leadership Quotes from his acceptance speech. I have also included 10 additional leadership quotes regarding the two other finalists, Christian McCaffrey and Deshaun Watson, from ESPN’s broadcast leading up to the […]
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A Warning To All Successful Leaders
Brian Dodd on October 30, 2011 in Sports Leadership
This is a warning to all successful leaders. It is critical to your leadership that you always guard against arrogance, pride, and egotism. These attitudes tell me the following: “I don’t have to prepare like I used to.” “I no longer have to improve.” “I can now cut corners.” “I can wing it and still get by.” “I don’t have to […]
13 Leadership Quotes From Stanford QB Andrew Luck
Brian Dodd on August 4, 2011 in Character, Great Teams, Performance, Sports Leadership
Stanford Cardinals QB Andrew Luck is the frontrunner to win this year’s Heisman Trophy as college football’s best player. In addition, he is basically a lock to be the top pick in next year’s NFL Draft. Sports Illustrated does an incredible job of analyzing Luck’s leadership skills in their June 13th edition. The following are […]
28 Heisman Quotes From Cam Newton & Andrew Luck On Leadership
Brian Dodd on December 12, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Great Teams, Performance, Sports Leadership
Congratulations to Auburn’s Cam Newton on winning the 2010 Heisman Trophy as college football’s best player. The following are the key leadership quotes from tonight’s Heisman Trophy telecast on ESPN. Initial Comments “Ability is not enough…Intangibles are the key to winning the Heisman Trophy.” – Unknown “He did not want to rob (by being in […]
7 Leadership Principles From Stanford QB Andrew Luck
Brian Dodd on September 19, 2010 in Character, Family, NFL Draft, Sports Leadership
Many top NFL scouts view Stanford QB Andrew Luck as the top pick in next April’s draft. Luck was profiled in the September 13th edition of The Sporting News. There are several leadership principles that we can take from this talented athlete. Preparation – Rather than growing up in the traditional youth football youth leagues […]
Leadership Skills of College Football Coaches
Brian Dodd on July 16, 2010 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
For sheer volume of information, nothing beats The Sporting News. In the 2011 NFL Draft scouting section of the most recent edition, there were several leadership traits attributed to some well-known college coaches.  The following coaches were identified in alphabetical order: Randy Edsall, Connecticut – Great support staff around him. Kirk Ferentz, Iowa – Develops people […]