Kevin Garnett's Leadership

This entire NBA season critics and fans have been talking about how Kevin Garnett is such a great leader. People have been saying that it has been Garnett’s leadership abilities that have lead to the Boston Celtics to the best record in basketball this year. This got me thinking about what it is that make Garnett such an exceptional leader on the basketball court. After watching him play many times I have come to the conclusion that it is mainly two things that make him an outstanding leader. The first is his energy, passion, and enthusiasm and the second is how he encourages his teammates. When Garnett is on the basketball court he is always yelling, clapping his hands, and trying to pump up the crowd. His enthusiasm really seems to rub off on his teammates and makes them try harder during the game. When Garnett is in the game it seems as though he leads his team to go as hard as they can on every play. While this is a very important part of Garnett’s leadership the most important part is probably how he encourages his teammates. Garnett is always giving teammates high fives and congratulating them when they make a good play. This is the easy part that many players do but then Garnett also will go over and consul a teammate who has done something wrong and encourages them to play better to fix it. These are the leadership abilities that have earned Garnett the reputation as an extraordinary leader and what has help the Boston Celtics to become one of the best teams in basketball.