The first key to leadership is self-control.

Jack Weatherford
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The first key to leadership is self-control is a quote from John Wooden, who was the legendary basketball coach at the University of California, Los Angeles. At the time, he was also the head men's basketball coach for UCLA. He said: The first key to leadership is self-control and I realized that I couldn't be a good leader and not control my temper. Once I learned that control, I could control all these other things I was trying.

Source: Genghis Khan And The Making Of The Modern World

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