Teams And Teamwork Quotes

"Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity."

"The welfare of each is bound up in the welfare of all."

"Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together."

"The six most important words: I admit I made a mistake The five most important words: You did a good job The four most important words: What is YOUR opinion? The three most important words: If you please The two most important words: Thank You The one most important word: We The least important word: I."

"No one man is superior to the game."

"It's easy to get the players; it's getting them to play together that's the tough part"

"If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team."

"When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, its ready to climb."

"When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and a right. Half hearted effort becomes habit and saps a champion."

"The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out."

"Individuals play the game, but teams win championships."

"Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion."

"A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the further of the two."

"A job worth doing is worth doing together."

"In an earthquake, the most dangerous place to be is in a tall building that is not flexible. Yet, one of the safest places is a tall building that has been stressed for earthquakes -- - in other words, one that has a deep foundation and is flexible. So, too, over the coming years, large organizations that remain rigid will crumble and fall, while those that succeed in adding flexibility, teamwork and creativity to their cultures will thrive."

"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results."

"The fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results."

"When he took time to help the man up the mountain, lo, he scaled it himself."

"Working together, ordinary people can perform extraordinary feats. They can push things that come into their hands a little higher up, a little further on towards the heights of excellence."

"The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team. As a coach, I play not my eleven best, but my best eleven."