Quotes About Teamwork

I've learned several lessons over the years. First, never take yourself too seriously, or work is boring. Next, people make the difference. You can have great technology, but if it's not complemented by great people, it won't go anywhere. Finally, customers buy from people they like.

Karunakaran didn't direct my first film, but I'm glad to be working with him in my 21st film nevertheless.

New Day rocks. I can't lie.

All I know is that every moment we've had as The New Day has been amazing. Just awesome.

If you were to explain The New Day to a new fan, you can't do it.

I came to New England Revolution as an assistant in 2000 and I took over the hot-seat a couple of months into that season. We got to the MLS cup final that year, and in 2004, 2005 and 2006 - but we lost all of them.

I would say a lot of the things I learned in New England were about putting the team first.

When you have 10 people in a room, you're always able to come up with new ideas.

Every time you go to a new team, every time, it's like going to a new job. You have to go to your coworkers and tell them your story. 'Hey, are you married? Do you have kids?' I got tired of telling a lie. I really got tired of that.

If there's a secret to New Line, it's the people here.

Bad performances can happen and are not that serious - even with new players. You can't, say, sell him, get a new one.

Working with new people can be really hard and nerve-wracking. When you don't know the person, it's like being on a blind date.

I love the collaborative process. Getting to meet new people and really building something with them is such a wonderful way to get to know someone.

When you have new people coming in and you sort of want to show them the ropes, it's always easier to have people that know the process and are able to sort of just do their thing, and then everyone can kind of follow their lead.

It's really fun to work with new people who you've never met before.

To improve teams like Newcastle, if you do the right things, it is enough to be stronger and bigger and compete.

When I joined Newcastle, at the beginning it was difficult. During pre-season, there was no Ramadan and I also didn't score then. So it's a myth. It was about getting into the team, knowing the players better and how they play. My team-mates also have to understand how I play and move.

The reason I joined Newcastle was because I could see we could do great things.

When you play hockey, you don't realize how much it takes to put a team together and the business people around the team, what they do to get the franchise to the next level.

The little things are what get you to the next level. I believe in the little things. The screens you don't see in the stats, the hockey assists. I'm a big believer in that.

I think sometimes with a young team, you just need to get over that initial hump to get to that next level.

When you're a co-host, you've got to consider what the other person is saying and take the next step and get the laugh or get to the end of the story. You've got to make it happen and then move on to the next story.

In Korea, if a player makes a mistake, the other players don't like to point it out. Rather, they try to embrace it; they take the attitude, 'Let's do better next time.' But in the West, if you do something wrong, another player will make a point of saying something, and you will have to fix it immediately.

You have to remember one thing: Football is entertainment; it's not life or death. Once the game is over, you're already talking about next year and the draft. It's just entertainment.