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Quotes About Teamwork

From his very first day in the job as coach, Pep went out of his way to appeal to the feelings of his players: demanding solidarity and effort from everyone. Those values represent a reflection of himself. He knew that in order to lead the group he must be consistent, manage the little details and big egos – and convince everyone, not only to do as he asked, but to believe in what he was asking them to do.
~ Guillem Balagué
wanted the fans to see that the team was going to work hard, run, play good football, and take pride in their work on the pitch.
~ Guillem Balagué
Discover constantly where the free man is and through passing, passing, passing, work the ball into forward positions.' The high technical quality of Barcelona's players enabled them to make passes that other teams simply could not even attempt; Xavi, Iniesta, Messi could receive the ball and pass or move out of the tightest of corners.
~ Guillem Balagué
always accumulate more players than your rival right from the start of a move to gain the initiative. So, having three players near the ball if the other team have two, or four players if they have three.
~ Guillem Balagué
the ball goes to the other central defender and this one makes a vertical pass – not to the midfielders, who have their back turned to the ball, but to those moving between lines, Andrés Iniesta or Lionel Messi, or even directly to the striker. Then they play the second ball with short lay-offs, either to the wingers who have cut inside or the midfielders, who now have the game in front of them.
~ Guillem Balagué
all of them, no matter how many times they won, carried around one commandment: 'I am in a huge club even in the hard times. I try not to betray the club's principles nor the idea of team play nor the legacy of my predecessors.
~ Guillem Balagué
In future they must place themselves more cleverly to receive the pass, and to start pressuring their opponents more quickly.
~ Guillem Balagué
Thirdly – and crucial for Pep's position as the midfielder in front of the back four – he had to dispatch the ball to the wingers to make the pitch bigger, wider, to create spaces all over the pitch.
~ Guillem Balagué
Regarding positional play, he insisted on making sure the player stayed in his corresponding area, especially when the ball was lost.
~ Guillem Balagué
You get the player, based on what we need, and I will make it work,' has always been his take on signings.
~ Guillem Balagué
Poor teamwork is pervasive in India. Take any institution, scratch its surface, and one finds factionalism. Whether it is a company, a university, a hospital, a village panchayat, or a municipal board, it is beset with dissension, and it affects national competitiveness.
~ Gurcharan Das
With these men and women who work-for the cause with all their hearts, with cool heads and skilled hands we will master every fate.
~ Gustav Krupp
The work of a crowd is always inferior, whatever its nature, to that of an isolated individual.
~ Gustave Le Bon
Steve Jobs has a saying that A players hire A players. But B players hire C players, and C players hire D players. It doesn't take long to get to Z players. This trickle-down effect causes bozo explosions in companies.
~ Guy Kawasaki
Every Holmes must have his Watson
~ Gyles Brandreth
my main goal is to help my team
~ Gymnast Ellie Black
No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.
~ H. E. Luccock
No one can whistle a symphony. It takes an orchestra to play it.
~ H. E. Luccock
The dog had wiped away all class and race barriers between Lonnie and Text, and they were friends in a way that grown-ups never understand. They didn't brag about their friendship or impose upon it, but each knew he could count upon the other. They worked hard and patiently trying to train the dog and sometimes the task seemed hopeless.
~ James H. Street
The fact of the matter is, the more power you have, the easier it is to find solutions to any problems. You merely surround yourself with the right people, the right brains – they come up with the answers and you take the glory.
~ James Herbert
A Daughter like you... You're my daughter and I'd like to say. you bring me joy each and every day. Whenever I think or look at you, I know I'm blessed. A helping hand, always willing to share. you're always determined to achieve what's in your mind. thinking of others your actions are kind. I shall admit we're a wonderful team. To have a daughter like you was my ultiment dream.
~ James Hilton ( Cowboy)
A hand gets way cleaner from washing, not itself, but the other hand.
~ James Hilton ( Cowboy)
It's been said that only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance; everything else requires leadership.1
~ James M. Kouzes
Having the entire team support the philosophy would ensure consistency in the team's work and maintain credibility within our organization. It's for these reasons that the leadership development program at Yum! Brands, the world's largest restaurant company
~ James M. Kouzes