Nasser Hussain Quotes

I've enjoyed the captaincy when I've done it at Middlesex and with England.

We've seen guys in the sport, like Steve Smith and Virat Kohli, who have actually benefited from the captaincy.

As a captain, I just want to lead the team properly.

As a goalkeeper you need to be good at organising the people in front of you and motivating them. You need to see what's going on and react to the threats. Just like a good manager in business.

I think leadership is more than just being able to cross the t's and dot the i's. It's about character and integrity and work ethic.

To be an effective leader, you have to have a manipulative streak - you have to figure out the people working for you and give each tasks that will take advantage of his strength.

I'm not comparing myself with anyone, but I am very confident about my captaincy, as I have already led India and in the IPL also. I have confidence I can bring out each player's ability fully and also give them a lot of confidence... I would like to stick to what I know best and what I have confidence in.

I think a captain is someone who captains on the cricket field but, most of the leadership that happens is off the cricket field. It's very easy to captain people on the cricket field, but if you can start leading them off the cricket field, and show them that trust, what you have in them.

During my time as England captain I have always been both helpful and direct in my communications with the ECB.

I always thought that I played better when I was the captain. If you look at my record during the six years I was captain - except for a couple of series - I did very well.

When you are the manager, you want to win.

MS has always been a bowler's captain.

The bottom line is the best way to lead is to play well.

As the captain of the team, my job involves more than just playing. I have to talk to the players and motivate them.

I think I can run a team pretty well.

I have to put my team in a good situation.

I learnt about being physically fit, captaincy, and the things that really matter when it comes to being a leader and a batsman.

Leadership is a lot of hard work. I hoped, when I was younger, that I would just be a natural leader or that it was something that was innate, but it is really a learned skill.

One of the important things as a captain or coach is knowing what's going on around you, and knowing the right thing to say at the right time.

When I became a manager, my enthusiasm became more because when you have the possibility to waste your energy and show your passion during the game; it is good.

Good management is the art of making problems so interesting and their solutions so constructive that everyone wants to get to work and deal with them.

The Leader will be a person with the management skills to coordinate the activities of the Team, and to assure that the Team remains faithful to the objectives of the incoming President.

Leadership is influence.

Being a manager is about getting into the minds of the people you represent.

A manager is responsible for the application and performance of knowledge.