Quotes About Teamwork

Leadership," said Nimitz, "consists of picking good men and helping them do their best for you. The attributes of loyalty, discipline and devotion to duty on the part of subordinates must be matched by patience, tolerance and understanding on the part of superiors.

If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together" - African Proverb

A player who conjugates a verb in the first person singular cannot be part of the squad, he has to conjugate the verb in the first person plural. We. We want to conquer. We are going to conquer. Using the word "I" when you're in a group makes things complicated.

I'm very conscious of the fact that you can't do it alone. It's teamwork. When you do it alone you run the risk that when you are no longer there nobody else will do it.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.

Our tendency to create heroes rarely jibes with the reality that most nontrivial problems require collective solutions.

Games are won by players who focus on the playing field –- not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard.

Men's competitive team sports focus on the balance between individual achievement and team achievement with the emphasis on team achievement.

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery.

Trust is the lubrication that makes it possible for organizations to work.

You need people who can walk their companies into the future rather than back them into the future.

Theatre sports is the best improv training period.

The men were famous once. Some of them still are. They were the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team and Brooks had brought them together, 24 summers before. He had picked them and provoked them and pushed them, sometimes irritating them and often infuriating them by his hardness and his aloofness, his scathing rebukes and his unrelenting mind games.

The '62 Mets made 3 errors in their first game, 3 in their last game, and 204 more errors in between.

It's impossible for me to separate the miracle that we achieved as a team with the memories and gratitude I have for all the people who helped me get there, from my mother and father, my sisters and brothers, to 10 years worth of coaches and friends and teammates.

I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.

I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game.

As with a symphony, it is important to be able to contribute your part while simultaneously listening to and blending in with others.

What other hope does life hold out But the miraculous, the skilled and patient Execution, the teamwork, all the pain and worry every miracle involves?

The power of a sports team in a community it's almost indescribable.

Cat and Dog were ganging up on Ferret last night.

Sam and Max

Like Andy Rooney and Judy Garland screaming "Let's put on a play!" the

The plane has wings, but it doesn't fly alone.