“I loved making passes in from out of bounds because I could see each of my teammates so distinctly in the rush of bodies moving this way and that. … [B]ecause I had acquired enough technique, I could slow those bodies down in my mind’s eye before I released the ball.”— Bill Russell, csmonitor.com
“From the first day I turned up at practice to the last game I played, I quite deliberately cultivated an air of mystery among my teammates. I liked my teammates a great deal, more than I could ever show them then because I believed, as a matter of choice, that, in remaining unseen, who I was or what…”— Bill Russell, csmonitor.com
“The Celtic ‘system’ was designed to permit intelligent, winning players to endlessly use their own curiosity and creativity to accomplish results. That was why each of the players felt such an extraordinary commitment to the team. It was a living, everyday thing, a practice far more than a promise,…”— Bill Russell, csmonitor.com
“Confidence is not something that is always easy to find. Often, being the new girl on a team or being in a group breeds insecurities. I have joined countless teams where I was the new girl, and I was never immune to those feelings of self-doubt.”— Alex Morgan, feelingsuccess.com
“I’ve really just tried to stay positive throughout the whole experience and any minutes at all, or even being on a roster, is an accomplishment. So I’m taking it one step at a time and just achieving small goals will hopefully one day make me a 90-minute player. For now, I’m happy to contribute in w…”— Alex Morgan, feelingsuccess.com
“I have learned that by pushing aside those insecurities and rediscovering my inner confidence, I become a better teammate and person.”— Alex Morgan, feelingsuccess.com
“They have a solid team. Elton is having a heck of a year. He hurt us last time, so we decided to come after him. We made it difficult for him tonight.”— Tim Duncan, successories.com
“They did a great job double-teaming me. I got in foul trouble, my shots weren't going down, and things just weren't working my way. I tried to be as aggressive as I could, but they were defending me very well. I finally got some shots to go down late in the game when it seemed like it didn't matter…”— Tim Duncan, successories.com
“Let's not judge the Giants until we're in the bottom half of the season... The bottom half of the schedule get much tougher.”— Emmitt Smith, walterfootball.com
“When he was healthy, there was nobody better than Campanella as both a catcher and a hitter. But I played with Del Crandall a long time and he was a match for anybody defensively.”— Hank Aaron, en.wikiquote.org
“It was a much bigger thrill to play on a winning team in 1960 than for me to win the batting title in 1961 when we finished sixth. When you’re with a bad team, you don’t have the incentive to keep going. Winning is such fun.”— Roberto Clemente, en.wikiquote.org
“I am more valuable to my team hitting .330 than swinging for home runs.”— Roberto Clemente, baseball-almanac.com
“It is the lone worker who makes the first advance in a subject: the details may be worked out by a team, but the prime idea is due to the enterprise, thought, and perception of an individual.”— Alexander Fleming, en.wikiquote.org
“There's a lot of things that we can find within ourselves to make things work. But in the end, only with other people's help can we really, truly succeed.”— Jonathan Engalla, youtube.com
“It's the guy everybody's looking at first - the leader of a team - who will support you when they understand you. Who will break their ribs and their noses and their necks for you, because they believe. 'Cause you make them believe.”— Al Pacino, Tony D'Amato, amazon.com
“That's a team, gentlemen, and either, we heal, now, as a team, or we will die as individuals.”— Al Pacino, Tony D'Amato, amazon.com
“All comes down to today, and either, we heal as a team, or we're gonna crumble. Inch by inch, play by play”— Al Pacino, Tony D'Amato, amazon.com
“The things you learn from sports – setting goals, being part of a team, confidence – that’s invaluable. It’s not about trophies and ribbons. It’s about being on time for practice, accepting challenges and being fearful of the elements.”— Summer Sanders, blog.shareitfitness.com