Teamwork Quotes - Page 26

• A football team is like a piano. You need eight men to carry it and three who can play the damn thing.

  Bill Shankly

  Funny, Football, Men

  "How Benítez built Liverpool" by Kevin McCarra, www.theguardian.com. January 21, 2006.

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• As a father, I believe that involving children in sports at a young age is generally, a wise proposition. I believe that healthy competition is... well... healthy; that sporting events foster a spirit of teamwork that far surpasses the events themselves; and that active participation keeps children moving and is good for their self-esteem.

  Naveen Jain

  Sports, Wise, Children

  "Keeping Football Exciting While Reducing the Threat of Traumatic Head Injuries" by Naveen Jain, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 27, 2012.

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• I lay a lot of blame at the feet of Dusty Baker for not being more strict about fundamentals, which I think would give the team a stronger day-to-day identity.

  Billy Corgan

  Thinking, Feet, Giving

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• You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don't seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together.

  Henry Ford

  Motivational, Business, Responsibility

  Henry Ford (1922). “Ford Ideals: Being a Selection from "Mr. Ford's Page" in The Dearborn Independent”

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• It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government.

  John W. Gardner

  Government, Hardship, Invisible

  John W. Gardner (1971). “The Recovery of Confidence”

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• To collaborative team members, completing one another is more important than competing with one another.

  John C. Maxwell

  Success, Team Building, Important

  John C. Maxwell (2006). “The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player: Becoming the Kind of Person Every Team Wants”, p.14, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it.

  Lee Iacocca

  Motivational, Honesty, Believe

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• A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.

  John Wooden

  Life, Basketball, Motivational Sports

  John Wooden (2013). “Quotes from Coach John Wooden: Winning with Principle”, p.88, B&H Publishing Group

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• Democracy is not just a question of having a vote. It consists of strengthening each citizen's possibility and capacity to participate in the deliberations involved in life in society.

  Fernando Henrique Cardoso

  Democracy, Society, Collaboration

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• The only thing I really, really want is for the U.S. to win again. Just to win another team gold. And, of course I would really want to win an all-around gold.

  Carly Patterson

  Winning, Gold, Want

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• It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.

  Harry S. Truman

  Inspirational, Motivational, Leadership

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• God and Country are an unbeatable team; they break all records for oppression and bloodshed.

  Luis Bunuel

  God, Country, Fear

  Luis Bunuel (2011). “My Last Breath”, p.153, Random House

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• As far as Beau is concerned, we're on the same team, we root for each other. If my parts are slightly more attractive, or are perceived that way by others, he's very content.

  Jeff Bridges

  Roots, Way, Attractive

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• We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

  Will Durant

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• I’ve never sung anywhere without giving the people listening to me a chance to join in - as a kid, as a lefty, as a man touring the U.S.A. and the world, as an oldster. I guess it’s kind of a religion with me. Participation. That’s what’s going to save the human race.

  Pete Seeger

  Kids, Men, Race

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• Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Positive, Responsibility, Doors

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• If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.

  Shelley Long

  Life, Motivational, Success

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• Teamwork," Koteks snarled, "is one word for it, yeah. What it really is is a way to avoid responsibility. It's a symptom of the gutlessness of the whole society.

  Thomas Pynchon

  Responsibility, Way, Yeah

  Thomas Pynchon (2012). “The Crying of Lot 49”, p.40, Penguin

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• Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.

  Patrick Lencioni

  Leadership, Mistake, Dirty

  Patrick M. Lencioni (2010). “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable”, p.42, John Wiley & Sons

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

  James A. Baldwin

  Faith, Kwanzaa, Sea

  "The Fire Next Time". Book by James A. Baldwin, 1963.

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• The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.
  People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society.
  Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.

  Vince Lombardi

  Football, Commitment, Winning

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• Great teams work harder after a tough loss.

  Ron Brown

  Success, Sports, Hard Work

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• Everybody understands that no matter what your day-to-day job is, when something happens, everybody gets involved to get it fixed and make it right. It really comes down to teamwork. When people come into the culture and see that everybody in the company plays a role to make things happen, they also act. When people don't, then it just doesn't work, and they don't make it.

  Shellye Archambeau

  People, Culture, Get Involved

  Source: bobmorris.biz

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