Quotes About Community

When you're at home for Duke-Carolina, you have a crowd of close to 10,000 around you, loving you. That's awesome. But it's also a lot of fun in Chapel Hill, where it's you, your teammates and your coaches, and no one else. I enjoyed the games at Chapel Hill a little more because of that.

I am proud of my heritage and have happily taken advantage of every opportunity to educate my teammates and Steeler Nation about American Samoa, both as a player and in the community, through the Troy and Theodora Polamalu Foundation Fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation.

In 1983, my second year of law school, I became the only white player in the Ogden Park Basketball League at 65th and Racine. My teammates joked that I integrated the league, which I guess is true. They weren't so much focused on integration as on winning, and they knew you can't teach height. 'He can't jump, but he sure is tall.'

I've had times where one of my roommates was moving out of the house in college, and because we were the only black people in that neighborhood, the cops got called, and we had guns drawn on us. Came in the house, without knocking, guns drawn on my teammates and roommates. So I have experienced this.

You're going to be friends with people longer than you're going to be teammates in this game.

By harnessing our teammates' unique skills and passion for giving, our professional networks and partnerships, and our financial resources, we will inspire the dreamers and doers of tomorrow and drive positive, lasting change in our communities across the globe.

Junior Seau's CTE finding raises a lot of issues for everyone. He is such a beacon. He was so young when he died. He was an active player for so long. He was such an amazing individual who was well loved by his teammates and his community.

I enjoy creating relationships with my teammates, my friends, and I genuinely care about people.

I have always loved and appreciated the Giants organization, my Giants teammates, and the fans of San Francisco.

I enjoy making plays for my teammates.

I had a phenomenal six seasons in Washington and really can't say enough good things about my experience there. It's tough to move on from teammates, from everyone involved in the organization, from coaches and teammates, to the chaplain, to even friends in the community, our neighbors.

I'm not one of those one-man-gang type of players. I'm a guy who has to rely on his teammates, to play within the team structure.

My teammates have had my back with every mistake, with everything I have done well.

I just want to make sure that my teammates will be taken care of.

My teammates, they kid me all the time. My nickname is the doctor or the president in the locker room.

To win, you have to involve all your teammates because if not, it is too difficult. One guy, it is impossible to win something big.

My teammates are part of my family as well.

Putting my teammates first was the best thing I could've done. Once I did that, things started to happen for me. I started to see the game differently. It wasn't about me anymore. It was more about my team.

My time at Oklahoma State and in Stillwater has been amazing. I met some amazing people, got to play with some great guys and great teammates, and I built some strong relationships and bonds there.

It always helps when you're working out with other people, especially your teammates.

My whole time at Dunbar, I've had great players around me. My teammates, my coaches.

I can't think Kansas City enough for embracing me for who I am, my teammates for fighting every single day.

I've got a great support system with my family and my teammates.

Let me tell you, when you play for a team that has the teammates and fans that Liverpool have then you always have a soft spot for them. It never leaves you.