Steve Kerr on leadership, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Michael Jordan & MORE | Lead by Example

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has seen everything during his basketball career. From barely being recruited out of high school, to winning five rings as a player alongside Michael Jordan and Tim Duncan, to four more at the helm of Golden State’s dynasty, his path has certainly been unlikely. When asked what his late father would’ve said about his journey, Kerr says, “He wouldn’t believe it.” In the season finale of Lead by Example, Kerr and Warriors President Bob Myers sit down for an unprecedented conversation on Kerr’s career, values and regrets. Kerr discusses choosing the Warriors over the Knicks and his mentor Phil Jackson, his favorite thing about Steph Curry, the ups and downs of coaching Kevin Durant, and the reason for Golden State’s success.

0:00 Bob Myers sits down with Steve Kerr
1:30 Biggest challenge of his basketball career
7:07 Finding his place in coaching and the reason for the Warriors success
14:00 Playing and coaching with fearlessness
17:11 “How are you going to coach your team?”
21:33 What would his dad say if he was here?
28:17 The wears, tears and fraternity of the coaching profession
35:49 Cutting Twitter out of his life
39:35 Decision to choose the Warriors job over the Knicks and Phil Jackson
46:21 What it was like coaching Kevin Durant
49:35 How long can the band stay together?
55:25 Impact on his children

[jordandavis]

Man played with MJ and Tim Duncan and coached Curry and KD while going up against LeBron more than anyone else. What a legendary figure in basketball.

[cwl]

This is part of why the Dubs are successful. The relationship between the front office and coaches. They’re the definition of team. The old school Dubs fans know it’s never been like this. I hope Bob re-ups and they keep this going.

[anotherelvis]

This interview is so much better than the average ESPN show.

[JblancoS]

Steve Kerr has 8/9 years coaching with 6 Finals appearances and 4 rings. Coach of the decade✔️

[jmcgee]

Player, GM, Broadcaster (miss him in 2K) and head coach, this man has done it all in the NBA.

[NBAgladiator]

The documentary on this Warriors Dynasty will be the greatest doc ever

[roxyhamidi]

These two are the definition of class, humility and just all around great men.

[brandon-lstd]

This man doesn’t get the credit or respect he deserves. An absolute rock of a human being. 🙌🏽

[nickilegrand]

So insightful, no matter what you do in life you can learn something from this interview.

[ricog]

the humility of these two incredibly successful and brilliant men is remarkable. no need to look far into why they're so successful. We are so incredibly lucky and grateful to have these two represent the Warriors and the Bay on a whole

[aznpandax]

I have ADHD and I’m 17mins in and I’m shock how good this was and learning so much! I’m gonna do my best and I’m most likely gonna finish this. GO DUBS!

(Edited) I FINISHED IT!!! That just show how good this was! Huge props to Bob and Kerr! Oakland LOVE YOU!

[AaronBrown]

Anytime I see a Steve Kerr interview I stop whatever I’m doing and hitting this video immediately

[justicebediako]

The Warriors success is not accidental, there’s a blueprint to it; with Bob and Coach Kerr at the very core of it.

[lindabryant]

I would be interested in Bob's story. Taking the position and being so successful and maintaining his humanity as a General Manager. He seems to be the one in a million type. So good at relationships, and who else would think it important to give us such intimate looks into the basketball backroom...LOVED IT!

[hairjordan]

Their emotional intelligence is off the charts, what a great organization

[pfneuman]

It’s no wonder that the Warriors are having the success they are enjoying, these 2 lead without ego and are eager to celebrate the success of their players and others. So many people are quick to blame Steve when they lose games or if players like Wiseman are traded, it’s easy to coach from the couch but try doing it for real and see how you fare. Steve and Bob are rare gems just like Steph, Klay, Dray and Iggy, it’s a privilege to witness their era in bb.

[jesustoast]

I really appreciate Kerr's response at 32:49 about his intentional humility in coaching, despite being on the winning or losing side of a game. This is a lesson we can all take and use in our day to day lives.

[SeungNam]

This is a surprisingly deep and mature talk about leadership that I wasn't expecting. Thanks for this amazing content.

[august]

Really love Kerr talk.
Insightful and knows how to crack jokes from time to time.
My favorite clip of him is when he saved Jordan in 97. *_He hit the shot, that's his story, and im also sticking to it._* 😄😄

[nickyscarfo]

One of the greatest GM & Coach duo!! Bob has done a tremendous job of managing the Warriors organization & coach Kerr has cemented himself as a pioneer of small ball & position less basketball. Since 2014, the NBA landscape has changed dramatically due to the dominance of the Warriors. The Warriors have demoralized & destroyed teams from the inside out. Many teams have been blown up to rebuild in order to compete or stop the Warriors. So far nothing but injuries seems to be the only Warriors show stopper because no team has been proven to beat the Warriors big4 in a 7 game series. Go Warriors!!