The now-Los Angeles Lakers veteran Jared Dudley talks about leadership and confidence on the floor without having great athleticism and speed but possessing mental toughness, per NBA.com:
“I went four years to school. I think it’s just your knowledge. I think that if you compare it to a student in the classroom who gets good grades, and they can be able to tutor other kids and help them out. I wasn’t really built for athleticism or speed, I always had to rely on my mind and my instincts … I’ve always been a believer of taking a little bit of knowledge of every great player I played with. So, Steve Nash, the positive energy.
In life I always look at the glass half full than half empty, so when it comes to positive energy, people can kind of feel your vibe when you’re in the room, and how sincere you are when you’re on the bench clapping it up for a teammate, they know when you’re just clapping just do to it and they know it when you really care for that person.
I just think it’s you being a genuine person, people respecting and then having a little bit of knowledge of what you’re talking about and seeing when it happens. And with every good leader, you have to be able to take criticism and say when you’ve messed, up, but I’ve been able to do that, so people get to see both the good and the bad,” Dudley said.
