“If you begin to think business whether you own it or work for it like you would a well managed sports team you will learn a lot of very interesting lessons” IfsThinkingWellsSportsInterestingTeamLike YouLessonsVery InterestingSports Team Author:Strive Masiyiwa
“It means a lot to you, to be out there. The highs are pretty high, and the lows are pretty low. You know, it's easy to feel like you let the team down. I mean, at the end of the day we still got to figure out a way to get through the tie.” KnowsWayFeelsMeanStillsEndsEasySportsTeamFiguresLike YouLowsTiesThe End Of The Day Author:Andre Agassi
“We want stuff done right. As long as it's my team, I'll voice my opinion. Yep, it's my team. You media guys might give it to him, like you've given him everything else his whole lifetime, but this is the Diesel's ship. And if we're not right, I'm going to go out there and try to get it right... Just ask Karl and Garywhy they wanted to come here. It was because of one person, not two. One.” IfsWantGivingTryingPersonsLongTwoDoneWholeMightWantedGuyAsksGivenStuffVoiceOpinionTeamMediaLike YouBasketballLifetimeWhole LifeShipsDieselLakers Author:Shaquille O'Neal
“There's not one club in Europe with an anthem like You'll Never Walk Alone. There's not one club in the world so united with their fans. I sat there watching the Liverpool fans and they sent shivers down my spine. A mass of 40,000 people became one force behind their team. That's something not many teams have. For that I admire Liverpool more than anything.” PeopleWorldForceWalksUnitedBehindsTeamFansLike YouMassEuropeClubsAdmireSatSpineLiverpoolShiverAnthemLiverpool Fans Author:Johan Cruijff
“Yeah, I had it all mapped out actually. Seriously. I wrote it down. I said, 'When I'm the head coach of the Eagles, I'm going to make sure I get that guy on my team.' And then guy next to me was like, 'You're only the offensive coordinator at New Hampshire.' I said, 'Don't worry about it. Minor details. But it's going to work.'” SaidFunnyGuyNextWorryTeamLike YouYeahDetailsCoachesNflMinorsOffensiveGoing To WorkEaglesThat GuyHampshireNew HampshireHead CoachesCoordinator Author:Chip Kelly
“Musically, between me and my fans and also me and my team, who between management and record label have always just let me be me, it's fun to pave a path. It's fun to feel like you're doing things your own way. So in that regard I haven't had to worry about any bar but my own.” WayFeelsFunMy OwnWorryPathRecordsTeamFansHavensLike YouLet MeRegardManagementBarsLabelsRecord LabelsLet Me Be Me Author:Josh Groban
“Miguel and Justin, the two biggest guys on the team, welcomed me right away and once the cool kids in school like you, it's easy to get along.” TwoKidsSchoolGuyEasyTeamLike YouEasy To GetJustinCool Kid Author:Prince Fielder
“When I came on to Jack Reacher, I had just taken my girlfriend on vacation and ate everything I could. I put on about 15 pounds, so when I met [the Jack Reacher team] I was clocking in at about 180. They looked at me and were like, "You're just gonna lose five pounds, we're gonna keep you skinny".” LosesTakenFiveTeamLike YouMetsGirlfriendPoundsVacationSkinnyMy Girlfriend Author:Patrick Heusinger
“I get questions from Richard Sandomir at the New York Times or Michael Hiestand at USA Today about issues .., 'well, there's a blog site that says you root too hard for the Red Sox. Or people don't like you because you're rooting against their team ...'I don't want to say it's bad. There are certainly things you learn from the internet. You certainly learn from people's opinions. I think you're going to get some of the negative a lot more than the positive, but I think you can learn from it.” PeopleThinkingWantWellsHardTodayOpinionIssuesTeamNew YorkLike YouInternetRedNegativeRootsUsaSiteBlogsNew York Times Author:Joe Buck
“At halftime [of Game 7], one of our oldest guys on the team, James Jones, came to me, and he's like, "Man, it's time for you to do something. You've been sleeping the whole playoffs, the whole final series." First couple of shots I got coming out, I was like, "You know what, I'm gonna shoot it." Fortunately they fell, and we started making our way back.” KnowsMenWayFirstsWholeGuyGamesSleepTeamLike YouCoupleShotsSeriesFinalsComing OutPlayoffsHalftime Author:J. R. Smith
“I think if you're put on a team as a child, like you are in soccer and other sports, I think the children are going to stay in the sport and have more fun if they're on a team. They want to play with their friends and have fun.” IfsThinkingWantChildrenPlayFunSportsTeamLike YouSoccerHaving Fun Author:Billie Jean King
“I was a tomboy running around in the garden. I used to play on a local cricket team. I grew up with all boy cousins, for the most part, and my brother. My mother was in the kind of late-sixties, early-seventies origins of female emancipation. And she was very much like, "You're not going to be defined by how you look. It's going to be about who you are and what you do."” KindRunningMotherBoysTeamBrotherLike YouFemaleGardenWho You AreMy BrotherCousinEmancipation Author:Felicity Jones
“There is a lot of pressure on tennis players like other sports that are singular like you're not on a team. When all the pressure rides on your shoulders, it can be a lot different. Team sports you share those moments with the teammates. You share the pressures. You share the wins. You share the losses. You have a coach that can change the course of matches. But in tennis you're out there by yourself. There are no caddies. There are no coaches. You do it alone in the arena and I think that ups the ante a little bit.” ThinkingDifferentMomentsWinningSportsLossPlayerTeamShareLike YouCoachesTennisTeammateTennis Player Author:Jim Courier