Quotes About Teamwork

I went to Golden State and helped them get to the playoffs my first year there, and they haven't been to the playoffs in 13 years. I played in Charlotte... and I got them to the playoffs. So, every team I go to, I make them better.

When you're playing to get into the playoffs, your contract is the last thing on your mind.

I can say all of the goals I want individually, but if we make the playoffs those individual accolades will come.

Teams that can run the football, stop the run and take care of the football will win in the playoffs.

We want to play in the playoffs as a team.

Certain games aren't going to be my game. Certain games aren't going to be other people's games. As long as we win with the main goal to make the playoffs, that's all that matters.

I think running the ball effectively is the key to winning games in the playoffs.

That's what you need to win a Cup and go far in the playoffs, you need every guy to be accountable in all areas of the ice.

We owe it to the fans and we owe it to ourselves to give it everything we have to try and put ourselves in the playoffs.

The team that can be consistent - for the most part all year - is going to be the team that is going to get into the playoffs.

Playoffs are fun.

Especially when it comes to the Finals and playoffs, your team needs you mentally and physically.

When you're playing a good team, not too many point guards want to go one on one. When you're playing a not-so-good team, teams that are fighting to make the playoffs, guys are going to want to try and get their own. It's just a different read of each team.

When I came into this league, it was a Phoenix Suns team consistently going to the playoffs, and they had aspirations to go deep into the playoffs. People were always harping on sacrifice, what you have to give up for the success of the team.

When I come off the bench, I have that intensity and that effort. That's something all of us guys are trying to bring, but especially the guys off the bench. Because we can play a role in any game, let alone the playoffs.

I feel like any team I'm on, I can help take that team to the playoffs.

The players have got to make the plays.

When I scramble and do those things, I try to look downfield, look for the playmakers, put it in their hands, and let them make all the big plays happen.

I used to play as a 'goleiro-linha,' it's a goalkeeper that plays a lot with his feet.

The big-time player makes big-time plays in big-time games and that's what we need to keep doing.

It's my job to get us in good plays, or more importantly, out of bad plays. That's what I did.

One of the things I've learned from animation is that some guys are really good at writing, some guys are really good at design, some guys are really good at directing. It's almost like working in a band - not everybody plays every instrument.

I just do my job; I'm out there to make plays and play football.

And for the first time in a long time, I'm playing along somebody that has that same energy and fire and plays pretty much the same way I do. So, that was just nice to say.