“I don't think you ever want to be too settled, because once you become settled, you lose a lot of your drive. I mean, I am settled off the court; the business side of things, the papers, contracts and all of that, but there are a lot things that I need to work on, on the court, like my free-throw shooting, which has been terrible. I need to work on being more demanding in the post. My teammates are going to come to me and I just need to go out there and score in the post, which will open up things for our guards.” ThinkingWantNeedsMeanHas BeensSportsSidesLosesTerriblePaperCourtPostsShootingScoreContractsPapersTeammateFree Throw Author:Andrew Bogut
“I really believe the only thing you can control in those situations is what you do as a player but also how you interact with your teammates, which is critical.” BelieveSportsSituationPlayerCriticalTeammateThings You Can Control Author:Brian Griese
“It's nice to be able to support programs like 5 Hole Threads' in our communities to keep more kids involved in sports. The Life lessons that are learned from being a teammate are so valuable. All kids deserve the chance to experience that.” KidsAbleSportsCommunityChanceSupportNiceInvolvedLessonsTrainingDeserveProgramValuableHolesLife LessonThreadTeammateNhlOur Community Author:Dan Ellis
“I've gotten to watch a lot of football games. Growing up, watching sports, watching people compete, whether it's my brothers or teammates. I grew up observing and taking it all in. It's kind of my attitude.” PeopleKindGamesSportsAttitudeWatchesGrowing UpGrowingFootballBrotherGrewGrew UpMy BrotherObservingTeammateMy AttitudeFootball GameWatching Sports Author:Eli Manning
“You're going to have injuries, danger and glory in every sport. What makes football unique is that every person on that team needs to count on everybody else. It's the ultimate team game and you have to depend on your coaches, you have to depend on your support staff, you have to depend on your teammates.” NeedsPersonsGamesSportsSupportTeamDangerFootballDependsUniqueGloryUltimateCoachesInjuryStaffTeammate Author:Tim Tebow
“I've never been a fan of individual awards because football is such a team sport. There's so many things that goes into making plays. It's about teammates trusting one another and working together.” PlayTogetherIndividualSportsTeamFansFootballWorking TogetherAwardsTeammateSports Team Author:Troy Polamalu
“I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.” WayLongHardSportsGoalEffortBusinessHard WorkDown AndMotivational SportsTeammateVolleyballCheerleading Author:Mia Hamm
“Being a good teammate is when you try to sprint down a ball that everyone thinks is going out of bounds. But you go after it anyways and you get it.” ThinkingTryingSportsBallsBoundsGoing OutTeammateSprint Author:Mia Hamm
“I think of going back to the sports field again, and let's take a baseball game. Well, you have cracked out a grounder and you put in your last ounce of energy and you just happen to make first base. But you don't stop there. First base is the beginning. Now you call on all your alertness, your skill, your energy - and you count on your teammates, you count on the people that are working with you. And the purpose of that getting on first base was to get you around to count a run.” PeopleThinkingFirstsWellsHappensRunningLastsPurposeGamesEnergySportsFieldsSkillsBaseballTeammateCrackedBaseball GamesAlertness Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“Even with my non-believing teammates, there is a great amount of unity and I truly believe that's God working. It's really cool in team sports when you're united around a belief or something you want to accomplish.” WantBelieveBeliefSportsUnitedTeamAmountUnityAccomplishWorking ItTeammateReally CoolSports Team Author:Tobin Heath
“The World Cup only comes around once every four years and is the absolute pinnacle of our sport. It is something we dream about as players. It is a reason why many of us started playing this game. I know myself, my teammates will be focused on what's ahead and what's at stake.” KnowsWorldYearsReasonDreamGamesSportsFourPlayerAbsolutesFocusedCupsReason WhyStakesFour YearsTeammateWorld CupPinnacle Author:Jozy Altidore
“A lot of people think that you have to specialize in one sport from an early age in order to turn pro. Most of my teammates played a lot of different sports when we were kids. I liked to golf, water ski and play baseball. That helped me develop other aspects of my game and made me WANT to be on the ice even more once hockey season started.” PeopleThinkingWantMadeDifferentPlayKidsAgeOrderTurnsGamesSportsWaterAspectBaseballSeasonsGolfIceHockeyTeammateSkis Author:Pat LaFontaine
“In Lake Placid we have Bible studies and it's awesome to be able to share your struggles as an athlete and as a Christian with others Christian athletes. That's one of the coolest things about sports ministry. We can share these common experiences with other Christians. Having Lolo as a teammate, for example, has been great.” Has BeensAbleChristianSportsCommonStruggleStudyShareExampleAthleteLakesMinistryTeammateBible StudyPlacidCommon ExperienceLake Placid Author:Elana Meyers
“I've got some other great teammates like Dallas Robinson and Johnny Quinn on the men's side who have been tremendous at showing Christ's love. It's not just the US teams, but there are also many believers from the international community including several from the Canadian team. We hope to grow Christianity throughout our sport.” MenHas BeensGrowsSportsSidesChristCommunityChristianityTeamIncludingInternationalBelieverTeammateInternational CommunityDallasQuinn Author:Elana Meyers