Certain characteristics of professional athletes need to be shared by business leaders in order to excel competitively at their jobs. First of all a complete commitment towards the cause of achieving the corporate strategy so envisioned must be ingrained among the leaders. They must be persistent enough to strive till they succeed, somewhat like a Michael Phelps. A Serena Williams like strong work ethic must follow them. They must be goal driven and like Tiger Woods, keep learning at every stage of life. Michael Jordan was known to experiment and that is an aspect leaders must share in order to implement business innovations. They must be passionate and entrepreneurial by nature. Payton Manning is the ideal embodiment of being a leader yet a team player, and business managers must also imbibe this quality. There must exist the focus on all physical, emotional, spiritual and mental capacities.