Bill Bradley Quotes

For a long time, I operated under the Chinese proverb that there are four kinds of leaders: those who you laugh at, those who you hate, those who you love and those who you don't even know that they're leaders.

- Bill Bradley

Ambition is the path to success. Persistence is the vehicle you arrive in.

- Bill Bradley

Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better.

- Bill Bradley

The only way to be true to our American tradition is to maintain absolute governmental neutrality regarding religious beliefs and practices.

- Bill Bradley

Sports is a metaphor for overcoming obstacles and achieving against great odds. Athletes, in times of difficulty, can be important role models.

- Bill Bradley

Every time I have some moment on a seashore, or in the mountains, or sometimes in a quiet forest, I think this is why the environment has to be preserved.

- Bill Bradley

When you make speeches you elicit expectations against which you will be held accountable.

- Bill Bradley

There has never been a great athlete who died not knowing what pain is.

- Bill Bradley

Al Gore clearly has the vision... it's a much better vision than that of George W. Bush.

- Bill Bradley

Imagination allows us to escape the predictable. It enables us to reply to the common wisdom that we cannot soar by saying, 'Just watch!'

- Bill Bradley

Becoming number one is easier than remaining number one.

- Bill Bradley

Leaders should be collaborative, modest, and generous.

- Bill Bradley

Trying to take money out of politics is like trying to take jumping out of basketball.

- Bill Bradley

The taste of defeat has a richness of experience all its own.

- Bill Bradley