“Other teams have offered me really big money but my love for Galatasaray is real. I want to play in major leagues and my dream team is Liverpool F.C. As I always mention, Liverpool attracts me because of their tradition. In Europe, I am a Liverpool supporter, so if I go to play in Europe, I would like to play for them.” IfsWantRealPlayDreamBigsTeamMajorsEuropeTraditionLeagueSupporterLiverpoolMajor LeagueDream Team Author:Arda Turan
“Austin, Texas, and Columbus, Ohio, are the two toughest communities in which you have to put together a winning football team. They are both big metropolitan areas without professional football and major league baseball to sidetrack them.” TwoBigsTogetherWinningCommunityTeamFootballMajorsAreasBaseballLeagueTexasOhioColumbusFootball TeamMajor LeagueAustinMetropolitanMajor League BaseballWinning FootballAustin TexasColumbus Ohio Author:Brent Musburger
“The worst part is that if you become part of a major - all these independent labels become farm teams for your corporate parent. Basically, you do all the work for years, blowing up an artist - you discover them, blow them up, you build their fan base. And then that artist is like, "Okay, now I'm here. Now I want more. I want to be bigger." And you're either going to be able to accommodate them, you're going to be able to figure out how to take that step with them, or you're going to lose them.” IfsWantYearsAbleArtistParentLosesStepsTeamFansWorstFiguresMajorsOkayBiggerIndependentBlowLabelsCorporateFarmsAccommodateBlowing Up Author:El-P
“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 was a general business major, which meant that in any business school and particularly at Smith School, which is a very good school, you do a lot of team projects. Well I was the guy who gave the presentations for the team projects.” WellsSchoolGuyTeamProjectsMajorsVery GoodPresentationBusiness SchoolGood School Author:Kevin Plank
“I was offered seven deals from seven different major labels between 2009-2011, and to be quite honest... nowadays, you need a hit record, a great radio team, an amazing PR firm, social media, a big budget, a team that is ready to work extremely hard, and the drive and passion to win!” NeedsDifferentHardBigsPassionWinningSocialDealsRecordsTeamHonestMediaReadyMajorsSevenRadioSocial MediaLabelsBudgetsFirmDrive And Passion Author:Ashanti
“Producing major change in an organization is not just about signing up one charismatic leader. You need a group - a team - to be able to drive the change. One person, even a terrific charismatic leader, is never strong enough to make all this happen.” NeedsPersonsEnoughHappensAbleStrongLeaderGroupsTeamMajorsOrganizationTerrificStrong EnoughSigningCharismaticMajor ChangeSigning Up Author:John P. Kotter
“Major League Baseball's labor negotiations involve two paradoxes. The players' union's primary objective is to protect the revenues of a very few very rich owners - principally, the Yankees'. The owners' primary objective is a more egalitarian distribution of wealth. The union believes that unconstrained spending by the richest three teams pulls up all payrolls. Most owners believe that baseball's problems--competitive imbalance, the parlous financial conditions of many clubs--result from large and growing disparities of what are mistakenly treated as 'local' revenues.” BelieveTwoProblemThreeWealthResultsRichGrowingPlayerTeamConditionsProtectMajorsLaborBaseballUnionsFinancialClubsSpendingLocalsObjectivesTreatedPrimariesLeagueOwnersParadoxNegotiationDistributionRevenueYankeesImbalanceDisparityMajor LeaguePayrollPull UpsDistribution Of WealthMajor League Baseball Author:George Will
“Night baseball isn't an aberration. What's an aberration is a team that hasn't won a World Series since 1908. They tend to think of themselves as a little Williamsburg, a cute little replica of a major league franchise. Give me the Oakland A's, thank you very much. People who do it right.” PeopleThinkingWorldGivingLittlesNightTeamMajorsBaseballGive MeSeriesCuteLeagueWorld SeriesMajor LeagueAberrationOaklandReplicaWilliamsburg Author:George Will
“I'm anxious to face them (major league pitchers) all, but in reality I'm looking forward most to (Boston's) Pedro Martinez. He was with the major league team that came to Japan in 1996, just before he became a superstar. I'm anxious to see how much he's improved. And I'm anxious to see how much I've improved against him.” RealityFacesTeamMajorsLeagueJapanAnxiousLooking ForwardBostonPitcherSuperstarMajor League Author:Ichiro Suzuki
“To win a major tournament you have to face the top teams at some point, but if you avoid those at the beginning then you can win games and build confidence. I think the key is just to get off to a good start.” IfsThinkingFacesGamesWinningTeamKeysMajorsTournamentsYou Can WinBuilding Confidence Author:Jermain Defoe
“It was always just trying to move to the next limit. I didn't think about making the major leagues - every kid has that dream, I had it, but when I was in Little League I just wanted to make the junior high team. When I was in junior high, I wanted to make the Varsity team.” ThinkingTryingLittlesDreamKidsWantedMovingNextTeamLimitsMajorsLeagueJuniorsJunior HighMajor LeagueLittle League Author:Jim Abbott
“A major change is afoot as we combine both WPZ and Access into the large scale natural gas infrastructure MLP. And the team here at WPZ is very energized right now as we're on the verge of a major $1 billion boost in our annual cash flows that we expect to come from three major projects Geismar, Gulfstar and the Keathley Canyon Connector all of which have reached the commissioning stage here in the fourth quarter.” ThreeNaturalTeamStageRight NowProjectsMajorsFlowAccessBillionsScalesGasQuartersCashFourthInfrastructureAnnualsBoostVergeCanyonsLarge ScaleNatural GasCash FlowMajor ChangeConnectorsFourth Quarter Author:Alan Armstrong
“The Florida State League was considered the top A-league back then. You played in the spring training parks of major league teams, traveled throughout some great cities in Florida, and the pay was the best in A-ball.” StatesPayCitiesTeamMajorsSpringTrainingBallsLeagueParksFloridaTraveledGreat CitiesMajor LeagueSpring TrainingFlorida State Author:Jim Evans
“I played on the 2001 team, the team that won the most games in the history of Major League Baseball and also I played on one of the worst teams of Major League Baseball.” GamesTeamWorstMajorsBaseballLeagueMajor LeagueMajor League Baseball Author:Ichiro Suzuki
“Due to the NFL lockout, I'm excited to be able to follow my childhood dream of playing for a Major League Soccer team.” DreamAbleTeamChildhoodMajorsExcitedDuesSoccerLeagueNflMajor LeagueChildhood DreamsSoccer Team Author:Chad Ochocinco
“Are you an action-oriented, take-charge person interested in exciting new challenges? As director of a major public-sector organization, you will manage a large armed division and interface with other senior executives in a team-oriented, multinational initiative in the global marketplace. Successful candidate will have above-average oral-presentation skills” PersonsActionChallengesSuccessfulTeamDirectorsSkillsMajorsOrganizationExcitingAverageManageCandidatesExecutivesDivisionInitiativeSeniorMarketplacePresentationInterfacesNew ChallengesMultinationalsPresentation SkillsPublic SectorAbove Average Author:Winston Churchill
“When you - when you become the manager of a major league team, particularly the Dodgers, to me, that's a privilege and an honor. No matter where you go or what you do, you represent that position that you have. And you represent that organization that gave you the opportunity to be doing what you're doing.” MatterOpportunityTeamPositionHonorMajorsOrganizationPrivilegeManagersLeagueMajor LeagueDodgers Author:Tommy Lasorda
“The determination and enthusiasm of the Category 5 team makes it the perfect home for my music as I embark on this next stage of my career. The promotional savvy and level of support they've pledged meets or exceeds anything I've seen from the major labels I've been associated with.” HomeNextPerfectLevelsCareersSupportTeamStageMajorsDeterminationEnthusiasmLabelsCategoriesExceedSavvy Author:Travis Tritt
“I was doing a play in New York, which we had done in New Haven, Connecticut. It was an American premiere of a play called The Changing Room written by a wonderful man named David Story. It was about a rugby team in the North of England. It got just screaming rave reviews. At that time, virtually every major critic went up to the Long Wharf Theater to see a new play like that.” MenLongDonePlayStoriesRoomsWonderfulWrittenTeamHavensNew YorkMajorsEnglandTheaterCriticsReviewsRugbyPremieresRaveConnecticutWonderful Man Author:Richard Masur
“I would dream of being a pro skater, but I never dreamt I'd be discovered by Lance Mountain and Stacey Peralta, who were two major heroes of mine, and be asked to skate for that team and be a part of their company.” TwoDreamCompanyTeamMinesHeroMountainMajorsSkatesSkaterStacey Author:Mike Vallely
“I played for nine different teams throughout my 22-year major league career and I loved every moment of every team.” YearsDifferentMomentsCareersTeamMajorsNineLeagueMajor League Author:Goose Gossage
“You will agree that the Duke Lacrosse team raped and damaged or whatever, even though it didn't happen. You will be made to agree. You will understand that there is going to be amnesty and you will love it and you will stop speaking out against it. And until you do, you are in our crosshairs. It's who they are. That is the modern-day Democrat Party, and certainly that is the attitude of their major donors.” MadeHappensPartyAttitudeTeamModernMajorsAgreeDemocratDukesDonorsSpeaking OutAmnestyModern DayLacrosse Author:Rush Limbaugh
“All of the teams have great players, but the fans are a major part of it - your atmosphere is what you become.” PlayerTeamFansMajorsAtmosphere Author:Russell Wilson