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    ''I've had a few good captains over the years,'' Ryan says. "Nathan Cayless was my first captain in first grade. He was only 22 or … 23, and he inspired me. Then I guess obviously Steve Price was a great leader, but to also have Danny Buderus and Darren Lockyer at representative level, they are all humble guys and they just lead by example. I'm not the biggest talker, I try to lead by example. I just try to take a little bit from a lot of different people." Ryan has also turned to cricket biographies to learn about leadership. Full Article at Sydney Morning Herald
    Nathan Cayless was my first captain in first grade. He was only 22 or … 23, and he inspired me. Then I guess obviously Steve Price was a great leader, but to also have Danny Buderus and Darren Lockyer at representative level, they are all humble guys and they just lead by example. I'm not the biggest talker, I try to lead by example. I just try to take a little bit from a lot of different people.
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 2 months ago
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Distinctive leaders, the same goal
  1. You learn a lot from those things. When you're younger, you probably think about too many external factors that you can't control, but as you get a bit older, you just focus in on what you need to do to prepare as well as you can to play the best footy that you can
    – Nathan Cayless SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 2 months ago
  2. The start of the season wasn't too good, but I suppose it's how you finish, not how you start. We're still in with a chance to win the comp. It sticks it up those people who were giving me that criticism.
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 2 months ago
  3. In the past I have [had the jitters], but this year, for some reason, I'm very relaxed and calm ... I know the amount of work that we've done to get here. This is probably the most calm I've been in a finals series.
    – Nathan Cayless SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 2 months ago
  4. When I first came through at Parramatta, we used to do a thing called Eels on Wheels ... We used to go to communities out at country areas and stuff. They sort of drilled it into us at young age, and I always enjoyed doing it, getting out there and doing stuff like this today.
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 2 months ago
  5. I usually put my hand up.
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 2 months ago
  6. It gives them a massive buzz, and helping them gives me something as well.
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 2 months ago
  7. I read John Buchanan's book ... Just a couple of chapters about leadership. I also read Steve Waugh's book. He's just a freak and he never gave too much away to the media. He's very passionate about what he did away from the field. I don't really go too deep into it, I just try to keep my own spin on it...
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 2 months ago
  8. Rehabilitated - it's just a bull---- word
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 2 months ago
  9. The kids in Dubbo don't get to see a heap of NRL players
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 2 months ago

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