Last evening Jameis Winston captured the 2013 Heisman Trophy as the nation’s top college football player. The following are the leadership quotes leading to the announcement as well as Winston’s acceptance speech. Pre-Announcement Quotes “Anything’s possible is you just work at it.” – Jordan Lynch “Being here this trip feels like a weight has been lifted […]
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5 Leadership Quotes From Heisman Trophy Winner Texas A&M’s Johnny Manziel
Brian Dodd on December 9, 2012 in Sports Leadership
Tonight, the 2012 Heisman Trophy was awarded to Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel. As Texas A&M’s second player to win the prestigious honor and the first freshman to ever win the award, “Johnny Football” electrified the nation with statistics better than Cam Newton’s award-winning season. The following are his leadership quotes as well as from others in tonight’s telecast of the awards ceremony: […]
Leadership Quotes From Heisman Trophy Winner Robert Griffin III
Brian Dodd on December 11, 2011 in Sports Leadership
Tonight Baylor’s Robert Griffin III was named the 2011 Heisman Trophy winner. The following are the comments from Griffin as well as those involved in the telecast. “It’s believable because great things don’t happen without hard work” “Great things only come with great effort.” “God always has a plan and it’s our job to fulfill […]
10 Practices Of The Greatest Leaders In The World
Brian Dodd on November 1, 2011 in Great Teams, Sports Leadership
“There’s no magic. A lot of times there’s this misconception that people are just given this talent, that they never had to work hard to get where they are…(They must do) that grueling, grinding, not-fun task, and to do it over and over. That’s what successful people do.” – Kellen Moore Kellen Moore of the undefeated Boise […]
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 […]
10 Leadership Quotes From Auburn QB Cam Newton
Brian Dodd on October 26, 2010 in Character, Great Teams, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Can the Auburn Tigers defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide this year?  I think Alabama has the better team but Auburn has the best player.  Cam Newton currently quarterbacks the nation’s #1 team and will win the 2011 Heisman Trophy. The October 22nd edition of the USA Today had a brief feature on the Auburn quarterback. While the […]