Top 1200 Team Player Quotes & Sayings - Page 3

The team is the star, never an individual player.

When I was 17, I made the decision to have a good attitude. I was a junior in high school; the coach said I was going to be the captain of my basketball team. I thought – that surprised me because I wasn’t the best player. John Thomas was better than me, and I was probably second or third best player. And I kept thinking, “Why am I going to be the captain?” I think everybody else was thinking that too. And the coach then answered, “The reason John is going to be the captain is he has the best attitude on the team. He encourages others, he believes we can win, he never gives up.”

No player puts the team on their back.

It's difficult working with someone who is not a team player.

We get to play every team before the World Cup, touring in different conditions besides a few series at home. It gives a lot of opportunities to the youngsters. As we play more, we get to see who a quality player is and what plans and strategies would work for the team.

I had practiced with the team, and the first scheduled game was with the University of Missouri. They made it quite clear to the Army that they would not play a team with a black player on it. Instead of telling me the truth, the Army gave me leave to go home.

Everybody knows I am a team player.

I need to be a first-team player.

I'm trying to be a throwback player and only stick with one team.

Griezmann is an extraordinary player who adapts to all the needs of the team.

A team is not made up of just one player.

I see myself as a team player.

I have a few tricks and dribbles which I use a lot and when I am playing well, it is natural that they become easier. But the tricks I use are the ones that will hopefully benefit the team. What I do as an individual player is only important if it helps the team to win. That is the most important thing.

I'll never say a player doesn't deserve to be on the all-star team.

I consider myself very much a team player.

Beside my obvious physical structure, I have been told on almost every set I've been on that I am a joy to have around. I grew up as a team player on team sports. Later as a doorman where you had to watch each other's back and trust the guy beside you.

I just really just try to get better as a player every week, just focusing on the team we have to play this week, and just trying to do whatever is best for the team that week.

I am not a team player, including my inadequacies as a parent.

I had Lana and she was the number one player on my team

It's important for the team not to be relying on one player.

No former player has owned a team in baseball.

Everybody makes such a big deal today about team play because there's such a scarcity of it. Greed is a reason. You have to understand the influence of greed. A player has to be selfish in the pursuit of the development of his skills, but he cannot be selfish when it comes time to blend them in with what's good for his team.

I'm a team player and that's all I worry about.

A player does not make a team.

No one player is as good as the sum of a team

I am a team player.

I've always been a player who is a team guy.

No, I didn't expect Mancini to become a manager, because of the type of player he was - he was an intelligent player, of course, but I didn't think he had the desire to become a manager. But I guess if you speak to some of my team-mates they'd probably say they didn't expect me to either. I certainly didn't expect it.

Every team needs goalscorers, attacking players, players who can sweep up the ball, but every team needs that someone who can be the link between defence and attack. The greatest teams always have that sort of player.

I really don't think of myself as the best player on the team.

I loved curling and I loved the social aspect of it, the team. It's like if you had the same golf foursome for a long time, or if you're a bridge player, or a beer-league hockey team. You start to look forward to that time together and camaraderie, and having something that you do just for yourself.

I'm not a selfish player; it's about our team.

If you're not on a team that's winning, it takes a lot out of you as a player.

I talk with every player individually and as a team.

Every player wants to be there in the national team.

You can be a huge player, if you play alone, the team loses.

If you want to work consistently, you have to be a team player.

It's not easy, especially for a German national team player who did great things in the past and maybe is struggling. That's why I think most of the German national team play abroad because if you don't play for Bayern Munich and you don't always win, it's difficult.

A player who isn't playing football isn't ready for the international team.

One thing I know is if I have my best player, I'm not going to let another team take him out of the game so I can throw to somebody else. I'm going to find a way to get my best player involved so they can't take him away.

Add a good player to our team? Absolutely.

When a player keeps a calm demeanor on the court, it's easier for his ability to shine. The best response to an opposing player's physical or psychological tactics is to keep cool and come right back at him with the force of your game, not your fists. Revenge is always sweeter if your team wins the game.

When I signed for Spurs, I was the only black player in the team.

There is nothing you can be doing in lacrosse on your own in the fall that would be better for you than going to football or soccer practice every day. You can go bang a ball against a wall all you want, but how do you become a better team player? By playing other team sports.

I don't know, scene stealing is something I see as, people look at it, it could be a positive thing, but I really like to think of myself as a team player. It's kind of like one player can make the other teammates better, kind of like Larry Byrd dishing off.

I've always been a team player.

It's not one or two player that makes you a good team.

Even one player's performance can affect the entire team.

If I was a second-team player, I probably would have gone to uni.

Growing up in Australia and the way I was raised, my dad told me to play as a team and to be a team player. You have five guys on the court. It's easy for five guys to defend one guy. It's hard to guard five. It's just a natural thing to do.

Any player who is in a national team is their because he deserves to be.

For years Paul Scholes has been one of the best players in the Premiership. He's incredible. He has always been under-rated throughout his career. He's a team player, a one and two-touch footballer who makes good decisions on the pitch and makes his team play.

Messi is a player who can play in any team.

I want to improve as a player, but it's all about the team.

At the end of the day, it is always better to be a team player.

One player doesn't change a team.

No one player is bigger than the team.

I am not the type of player who makes problems for the team.

When overpowering authority or leadership intervenes in a team, it can affect the team by (1) throwing the team off track, (2) decreasing the motivation of the team, (3) reducing the commitment of the team members, and (4) causing more problems than solutions.

I try to be a player who is there for the team, even off the pitch.