Leadership is an important attribute to have in the sports world today. Like in football, quarterbacks tend to assume the role of a leader when it comes to calling plays, building up the team, and getting the guys to give it their all. When people think about certain teams, usually the quarterback is the first name they think of and then they move on to the other star players. The quarterback position is a very highly pressured position to play and it takes a strong leader to take on that role and then be successful. Quarterbacks such as Payton Manning and Tom Brady are very successful leaders because people respect them for their skills and success. They know how to lead their teams to victories. However, just because someone is a quarterback does not automatically make them a good leader. Jake Delhomme may be a quarterback; however, he is a poor leader and is not very successful in his games. Although he may have a relative amount of talent, he does not work very well as a leader. Tim Tebow may not be the most talented quarterback in the NFL right now, but he is still young and working hard. He is the kind of leader that leads by example. Although he leads through his role as a quarterback, he also leads through his Christian example. He is a believer and a follower of God even when he is continuously getting ragged on for it. He never hesitates to continue what he does and simply leads through the thick and the thin. Leaders can be very evident when it comes to sports because they are usually the stand out players, but we have to distinguish who is the right kind of leader through their actions as well as their skills.
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