Leadership is a crucial, yet often overlooked, component of any social group. In professional sports, leaders and motivators are tasked with maintaining chemistry, balance and composure, whether on or off the field.
It's also a hard word to define.
"It's just a natural uncanny ability to gain respect from others, as you keep working on your craft," is how one industry expert put it. "It comes to you naturally and, as you get older and older, if you keep being a leader and don't deter from what you usually do, that's the respect you need to get.