“I've got a theory that if you give 100% all of the time, somehow things will work out in the end.”
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The best player I ever played with was Dennis Johnson.
Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.
Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got.
Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.
