Leadership
Anyone can lead a team, but it takes a true leader to lead on a successful team or group. Great leaders set themselves apart from average leaders by going the extra mile and doing whatever it takes to be the best. Great leaders lead both by example and by what they say. When a member of a group or team is not giving their all or is feeling down, they need only look to the leader who is paving the way for them. Leaders like Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson would stop at nothing to win, and did everything in their power to make sure that their team was prepared and focused on the task ahead. Jordan and Johnson shared many leadership qualities that set them apart from average player, which is why they had so much success.
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When you are a leader of a team, you can’t make decisions based on people’s feelings. You have to know that every decision you make may not be a popular one, but that it’s best for the team. Sometimes Jordan was the one that players feared more than even the coach. B.J Armstrong, who was Jordan’s teammate once said that Jordan knew that he would have to do whatever he had to do to make his teammates raise their stakes that much higher. There is a specific example that stands out to me when I think about Michael Jordan and his leadership. In game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals Jordan posted 38 points 11 rebounds and 5 assists along with a win, despite having flu like symptoms. A visibly ill Jordan played his guts out, going from a zombie look alike in between play, to a man that looked determined to win a championship. Jordan later said he felt an obligation to his teammates to go out there and give the extra effort. Jordan was assisted walking off the court at the end of the game. This shows that he knew that he had to reach down deep for his teammates, and lead by