Sports analogies are quite accurate for any team work I think.

I recall Phil Jackson talking about the Chicago Bulls with Denis Rodman. Denis Rodman was sometimes late to practices, always in trouble, and etc. And Phil Jackson was connivent with him. When asked if this permissivines with one rebellious player wouldn't have a bad influence on others, specially when you have two other more important stars (Pippen and Jordan), he answered that they knew it better. They knew one team can have only one Denis Rodman on the team. And despite being more important than him to the team, they didn't try to play the "I'M the star here, so I should have the privilegies". They knew Denis Rodman needed this kind of freedom to perform, and they needed his performance.

So, just as you need more down to earth programmers to support a superstar, you also need to everyone know they role in the team and why they need each other. A superstar that doesn't recognize the importance of those with less talent than him isn't a good one to have on your team.