Quotes About Teamwork

Michael, if you can't pass, you can't play.

Sports are a metaphor for life.

It's all about chemistry. Talent alone won't get it done.

Great teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.

My best game plan is to sit on the bench and call out specific instructions like 'C'mon Boog,' 'Get a hold of one, Frank,' or 'Let's go, Brooks.'

When it comes to anything that's social, whether it's your family, your school, your community, your business or your country, winning is a team sport.

Make sure that team members know they are working with you, not for you.

As someone who played a team sport, I feel a bit uncomfortable being ranked as an individual so high.

No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing.

Sure, the home-field is an advantage - but so is having a lot of talent.

You don t get the breaks unless you play with the team instead of against it.

Don't praise your own good shots. Leave that function to your partner who, if a good sport, will not be slow in performing it.

When you need a friend, you can always count on your teammates.

There are guys who play lacrosse, and there are lacrosse players.

A school without football is in danger of deteriorating into a medieval study hall.

The coach is the team, and the team is the coach. You reflect each other.

One man cannot make a team.

Playing the sport has taught me about teamwork and how to be a good team player, social skills and most importantly, dedication.

I was taught you never, ever disrespect your opponent or your teammates or your organization or your manager, and never, ever your uniform.

The strategies of offense and defense are very similar between chess and football. Chess really brought closeness to the team back in those days.

If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practiced back then. We did it every minute we could.

Everybody has something to prove each year. Everybody has a responsibility in this game. Even the batboy.

If football taught me anything about business, it is that you win the game one play at a time.

The essence of football was blocking, tackling, and execution based on timing, rhythm and deception.