Quotes About Selflessness

What matters most is that the team always comes ahead of the players.

No one player is bigger than the team.

My personal goals have always and will always take a backseat to the team.

The team will always be bigger than any one owner, or any one player, or one coach. The team is always first.

It's always been about the team; it's never been about myself.

The interests of the team must always outweigh the interests of any individual, including me.

I was a great practice player. I knew I wasn't going to play, but I wanted to do my part in helping the rest of the team prepare for the games.

In my team, I don't want selfish players. I prefer to lose a game than have selfish players. I don't want that in my club. Never.

My job is to help the team, and so I love retrieving the ball as much as scoring or playing the final pass for a goal.

People know if you care about them. How do you show people that you care? By caring for them. By putting their needs first. By sacrificing for them. By serving them. Do that, and you'll build a great team.

I'll continue to tackle back. I want to help the team as much as I can, and if I need to get back and defend, I will.

Cricket is a team game. If you want fame for yourself, go play an individual game.

It's a team game. I feel happier when I pass the ball than when I score.

I'm not a person or a selfish player, but we have to move the ball more, and we have to look further the team game, because we have enough talent to use different players.

There's times where I could take all the shots every time I touch the ball, but that's not me. I just play a team game and just take open shots.

I'm not really into individual awards, especially in a team game like this.

Team spirit is paramount - each of our own egos has to take a back seat. That applies to me as well as everyone else.

Team spirit spurs me on. I've always found it easier to be strong for other people than for myself.

I see football as a team sport, I'm not looking for the spotlight.

Football is a team sport and I'd rather place the team above my personal desires.

I'm a team player. I've, you know, played team sports my whole life, at least as a kid. And I believe that you have to subordinate yourself to the greater good of the team.

That's probably the biggest thing for any team in the playoffs, for every team - if you want to win. It's not about your numbers. It's not about scoring. It's about the team and whatever it is you need to do to help the team win. Whether it's rebounding, taking charges, getting steals, blocking shots or guarding somebody.

Just trying to do anything I can to help the team win and that's it.

If getting more black eyes helps the team win, I'll get more.