Quotes About Teamwork

You want to win hockey games, and it doesn't really matter how you do it.

I think I have a lot more respect for someone who will be bold enough to say, 'I'm the leader of the hockey team, we're going to go there and give our best game and we're going to win the hockey game.'

Martin Brodeur

The thing about hockey for me is I'm really competitive and I like to have fun.

Hockey is just a game.

In hockey, you get to meet a lot of different people and become friends with them. It is definitely a special sport. I love that part of it.

I played hockey with the best of them.

No matter who the captain is, on the hockey pitch it's the goalkeeper who is leading the side because we have the best view of the field.

My first love was hockey, but it seemed the more I skated and danced with Tessa, the more I fell in love with the sport.

I grew up with all hockey players.

Hockey players are a different breed.

We have an edge over the Asian countries because we are playing European and Indian style of hockey, but we need to perform consistently.

I'm just a hockey player. I want to play every day.

I'm not a ball hog at all. It may look like it, but I'm not.

I have learned lessons in America about how you go about things, and what I know is that you find the best people, empower them, give them the resources, and hold them accountable.

If you're holding a grudge against somebody over the battle you just went through, you might be working with them on the next bill.

The fault always lies in the candidate or the head coach or the guy holding the ball.

Ozil obviously has a lot of quality, but so does Sami Khedira as holding midfielder.

If your best players are taking a shortcut, they're going to have problems holding everyone else accountable and responsible.

My perfect formation would be 4-3-3 with one holding and then the two going forward. I would be one of the ones going forward.

Centre-backs usually get criticised for clearing the ball long, but it's easier doing this than risking a pass. If you lose the ball at the back, it's almost a goal. Most centre-backs don't risk this kind of game, depending on the holding midfielder in front.

All of the great teams that I've been a part of, we're holding each other accountable if somebody is doing something wrong you call them out, you let them know. There's no hard feelings, it's all love at the end of the day.

In my career, I was on teams that started 11-0 and 13-0 before losing. I can tell you right now that our streak-breaking losses didn't happen because we weren't the best team on the field. The truth is, we let little things creep in: a holding call here, a false start there.

Holding up Shaq every damn day - it's crazy, you do it four times a year, but doing it every day in practice is difficult.