Having been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls give up to join forces and compete.
No one knew I was gay growing up but I was bullied. I was a cheerleader, fairly popular and considered straight.
Here's the thing, back in the day, a lot of guys would make fun of me, that I would sing and dance, that I was a cheerleader. But I kept my head on straight. I had goals.
Admitting your weaknesses does not diminish your strengths: it shows your courage.
My favourite sport is cheerleading!
I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper.
When I was in school, I was very involved with a lot of things. I was very very active. I couldn't say that I wasn't popular. I was a cheerleader when I was in junior high. I didn't make it in high school so I started a dance line.
I'm all for ambition and stretch goals. I set them for myself. But leadership isn't the same as cheerleading. Believing in something is a necessary but absolutely insufficient condition for making it come true.
The BBC should not have a cheerleader. It should have somebody who runs the organisation in the interests of the public and that should be a chairman.
[T]here's a difference between confident leadership and empty-headed delusion or cheerleading. And this is a difference that many CEOs miss.