“It's always better to speak the language of the team. Not only for the direct contact with everyone - sometimes it also helps you to understand the mentality of the people in the team a bit better.” PeopleSometimesHelpingSpeakLanguageBitsTeamDirectContactMentality Author:Alain Prost
“As someone who played a team sport, I feel a bit uncomfortable being ranked as an individual so high.” FeelsIndividualBitsSportsTeamUncomfortableSports Team Author:Franz Beckenbauer
“I went to college to be a jock and to play on the baseball team. And then, I got cut and realized that that was it for that. I was really small. The other guys were really big, on that team. I was a bit of a theater nerd, and I was an art history major.” ArtPlayBigsGuyBitsCuttingTeamCollegeMajorsBaseballTheaterNerdOther GuysArt HistoryJocksBaseball Team Author:Charlie Day
“I never worried about teams who spend what they want to spend. It never bothered me. At the moment we have a lot of Middle Eastern owners, we have American owners of course, Russian owners. It never bothered me one bit. All I was concerned about was that we at United maintained our level of expectation, be competitive, be at the top part of the Premier League.” WantMomentsCoursesBitsLevelsUnitedTeamMiddleExpectationsConcernedWorriedLeagueOwnersEasternBotheredPremier League Author:Alex Ferguson
“We need government and business to work together for the benefit of everyone. It should no longer be just about typical "corporate social responsibility" where the "responsibility" bit is usually the realm of a small team buried in a basement office - now it should be about every single person in a business taking responsibility to make a difference in everything they do, at work and in their personal lives.” NeedsShouldPersonsGovernmentTogetherSocialBitsDifferencesResponsibilityTeamOfficeBenefitsCorporateRealmsMaking A DifferenceWorking TogetherBuriedTypicalPersonal LifeSocial ResponsibilityTaking ResponsibilityBasementsSingle PersonCorporate Social ResponsibilityGovernment And Business Author:Richard Branson
“We're just a fragile team right now. It seems like when we have a little bit of adversity, when something goes wrong, you can feel it on the bench, it kind of sinks. Unless we get a goal or something really positive happens, it's tough. I think falling out of the playoff race takes the wind out of your sails for sure.” ThinkingFeelsKindLittlesSeemsHappensFallBitsGoalRaceTeamWindRight NowLittle BitToughAdversityFragileSailBenchesPlayoffsReally Positive Author:Wes Walz
“We cannot win in team situations or in relationships by ourselves. It is like trying to pick up a pencil with only one finger...Even if that one finger is extremely strong, it will prove almost impossible to pick up that pencil unless you use your other fingers or some other part of your hand. Teamwork is a bit like using all of your fingers. Each one is unique and contributes something different, but they unite in pursuit of a common goal.” IfsTryingDifferentUseHandsWinningStrongBitsGoalCommonSituationImpossibleTeamProveUniquePicksFingersPursuitTeamworkPencilsCommon Goal Author:Terry Orlick
“I have always believed that you win as part of a team effort. I've learned that if everybody does a little bit, it adds up to a lot.” IfsLittlesDoeWinningBitsEffortTeamLittle BitAddI've LearnedAlways BelieveTeam Effort Author:Jim Harbaugh
“For a team to accomplish their goal, everybody’s got to give up a little bit of their individuality.” GivingLittlesBitsGoalTeamGiving UpLittle BitIndividualityAccomplish Author:Bill Belichick
“Larger game teams are often a bit more experienced at working with writers, which is often a huge relief. However, it also means that there are more people wanting to wander around the narrative kitchen telling you how you should be making your story pies.” PeopleShouldMeanStoriesGamesBitsTeamHugeWanderNarrativeKitchenReliefPie Author:Rhianna Pratchett