“Tim Thomas is about excuses. It's always somebody else's fault. He said I was jealous? He should thank me for helping him get that contract. He said I didn't show? They traded me, they traded Ray, they traded Big Dog [Robinson] and Tim Thomas still wasn't the man on that team. Michael Redd became the man there. I think I'm doing quite well for myself here. Right now, he needs to focus on his game. Right now, he's not a good basketball player. And I like Tim Thomas. He just has too many damn excuses.” ThinkingMenNeedsShouldWellsSaidStillsHelpingShowsBigsGamesFocusPlayerTeamDogHe ManRight NowBasketballFaultsExcuseDamnContractsJealousRaysBasketball PlayerGood Basketball Author:Sam Cassell
“I really don't care what the other team thinks. I don't care what their fans think. If they hate me, great. Hate me. We'll just keep winning, I'll keep scoring and we'll move on.” IfsThinkingCareMovingHateWinningTeamFansDon't CareI Don't CareHate MeThey Hate Me Author:P. K. Subban
“I have long recognized a link between fitness and mental health and I think we need to encourage young people to take part in sports and team activities because we know it has such positive results.” PeopleThinkingKnowsNeedsLongYoungSportsResultsTeamActivityMental HealthLinksPositive Results Author:Tipper Gore
“I think people have put too much focus on me. I don't think they realize the other weapons we have on this team. I don't think they realize the great offensive line that we have.” PeopleThinkingRealizingLinesToo MuchFocusTeamWeaponsNflOffensiveOffensive LineFocus On Me Author:Colin Kaepernick
“Bill Belichick is the best professional football coach I think ever lived. I'm upset that I played for a plethora of teams and never got an opportunity to play for Bill Belichick.” ThinkingPlayOpportunityTeamFootballBillsCoachesUpsetNflSuper BowlFootball CoachBill Belichick Author:Deion Sanders
“I think it's relatively easy to play defense against a team that can only do one thing. Unfortunately, that's not what we're talking about here with Seattle.” ThinkingPlayEasyTalkingOne ThingTeamDefenseNflSuper BowlSeattle Author:Bill Belichick
“I think it's relatively easy to play defense against a team that can only do one thing. Unfortunately, that's not what we're talking about here with Seattle. They have a great running back - they have a great group of running backs - but Lynch obviously is really kind of in a class by himself. The quarterback's a problem, the receivers are a problem, they have a good offensive line.” ThinkingKindPlayProblemRunningEasyLinesTalkingClassOne ThingGroupsTeamDefenseNflOffensiveQuarterbackSuper BowlSeattleReceiverGreat RunningRunning BackOffensive Line Author:Bill Belichick
“In terms of professionally what I want to do, I want to play 15-plus more years, get to the Hall of Fame, and win a lot of championships and all that. I'd love to be the owner of a team one day. But it's way bigger than that. For me, my vision is how can I affect somebody positively every day? When you focus on other people, somehow good things happen to you. I think that's my goal. That's my vision.” PeopleThinkingWayWantYearsPlayHappensWinningGoalTermVisionFocusTeamOne DayFameBiggerGood ThingsThings HappenNflOwnersPlusHallsChampionshipPositivelySuper BowlHall Of Fame Author:Russell Wilson
“I don't think I am very easy to work for because everything has to be just right or we don't put it out. But at the same time, all the people that work for me have a "no asshole" rule, if you're a jerk you're fired, so it's a great team and a lot of skillful people at the top of the game, anybody from management to the agents to the publicists to the day-to-day website stuff and it's just a great team.” PeopleIfsThinkingGamesEasyStuffTeamManagementAgentsDay To DayWebsiteJerkSkillfulGreat TeamPublicists Author:Jeff Dunham
“Fashion is much more collaborative than one might think. You have to have an idea and vision and you have to communicate that vision to a team of people and you have to create an environment that allows those people to give the best that they can give.” PeopleThinkingGivingIdeasMightVisionEnvironmentTeamFashionCommunicate Author:Tom Ford
“I think that from the time you start playing sports as a child you see that your responsibility to your team is to play the best that you can play as an individual... and yet, not take anything away from being part of a team.” ThinkingChildrenPlayIndividualSportsEffortResponsibilityTeamHockeyPlaying Sports Author:Wayne Gretzky
“People don't know how heavily involved I am in my own career. I'm on 15 to 25 conference calls every few days strategizing with my team. I think a lot of artists sit back and have it done for them. Sometimes as women in the industry - if you're sexy or like doing sexy things - some people subconsciously negate your brain. They think you're stupid.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsSometimesDoneArtistMy OwnBrainCareersKnow HowTeamStupidIndustryInvolvedSexyConferencesYou Re StupidConference Calls Author:Nicki Minaj
“To me, doing the Olympics in 1992 in Barcelona for NBC, just seeing the Dream Team take the floor, was a thrill for me. I dont think there was another team in any sport with that high level of athletes playing together.” ThinkingDreamTogetherSportsLevelsSeeingTeamAthleteOlympicsThrillHigh LevelBarcelonaNbcPlaying TogetherDream Team Author:Marv Albert
“I think fans are just obsessed with the 'Twilight' saga and then within it they might have preferences between if they're Team Jacob, Team Edward or Team Jasper. It just comes down to them loving the whole thing, and if they can get any of the boys from the book they are fine with that.” IfsThinkingBookWholeMightBoysTeamFansFineObsessedTwilightPreferenceJacobSaga Author:Kellan Lutz
“The biggest message I've given our team, and I think it's really important, is first of all, no one can take away what happened last year. It's obviously a fun year, a terrific year. But I think a big mistake would be to try to compare themselves or ourselves to last year's team. I think the key really is, and I told them this: for you as a group, you're a different team.” ThinkingTryingYearsFirstsImportantDifferentBigsWould BeLastsGivenFunMistakeHappenedGroupsTeamKeysMessagesCompareLast YearTerrificBig Mistake Author:Tony Bennett
“I think there's an opportunity for a couple of them for sure, maybe more depending upon the situation, but it's too early to say which ones. It's a pretty competitive fight. And that doesn't mean the older guys are just going to walk into spots. I remind them all the time - you got to earn everything you get. And that's what made our team good last year, is guys really competed for opportunities and understood their roles.” ThinkingYearsMeanMadeLastsGuyFightingOpportunityWalksSituationRolesTeamCoupleUnderstoodSpotsLast YearOlder Guys Author:Tony Bennett
“I'd like to think that on a lot of teams, I'd be a No.1. The thing I do know is that every time I take the mound, in my mind I'm the best pitcher in the league.” ThinkingKnowsMindTeamLeaguePitcher Author:Adam Wainwright
“One thing for me that modeling definitely did was that you go to do a different job every day, and you are working with a completely new team of people. You have to learn how to talk to people and how to creatively achieve the same goals. I think it just hones your people skills.” PeopleThinkingDifferentJobsGoalOne ThingTeamAchieveSkillsModelingDifferent JobsPeople Skills Author:Cat Deeley
“I think people have different definitions of team unity. My definition is doing whatever it takes to win, what makes a great team; it's performance on the field, respect on the field.” PeopleThinkingDifferentWinningTeamFieldsPerformancesUnityDefinitionsWhatever It TakesGreat Team Author:Hope Solo
“Westbrook: 10 triple-doubles and carrying that team, injury-prone, into the playoffs. LeBron being the best player in the world. But I think right now I would go with James Harden because of what he's done. He's stepped up his game defensively. He's not a great defender but he's competing on the defensive end.” ThinkingWorldEndsDoneGamesPlayerTeamRight NowBasketballBeing The BestInjuryCompetingDefendersBest PlayersPlayoffsMvp Author:Mark Jackson
“Teams are going to try to hit me because they think I can't take a hit. I think I've proven over my career that I can.” ThinkingTryingI CanCareersTeamProven Author:Robert Griffin III
“I've been watching basketball for a long time, I'm a historian of the game. I don't know any other team that's gotten to the Finals without two All-Stars... I cannot remember thinking of it. I don't even know if it's ever happened, for a team to lose two All-Stars and still be able to make it to the Finals.” IfsThinkingKnowsLongStillsTwoAbleRememberGamesStarsLosesHappenedTeamBasketballLong TimeFinalsHistorianChampionshipNba ChampionshipsAll Stars Author:LeBron James
“Whenever you can relate to the population of the team that you play for, I think it makes it that much more special.” ThinkingPlayTeamSpecialPopulationRelate Author:Robert Griffin III
“You don't have to be best friends as basketball players but I do believe in chemistry. I think it makes everything different if a team is really together and they're all on that same page. They might not like each other, per se, but if you're on the same page and the chemistry is there, you can play great basketball. You can go back to teams like Detroit, the Bad Boys. Those guys had great chemistry, that's why they won.” IfsThinkingBelieveDifferentPlayMightTogetherGuyBoysPlayerTeamBasketballPagesChemistryDetroitBasketball PlayerBad BoyGreat Basketball Author:Dwight Howard
“As a teenager, I was always this strange mixture of kind of vice-captain of the rugby team and sensitive artist type the rest of the time. I was sent away to this public school in the middle of nowhere, and I think we managed to completely miss out on normal youth culture.” ThinkingKindSchoolArtistCultureTeamMiddleMissingYouthStrangeTypeNormalVicesTeenagerSensitiveCaptainsMixturesPublic SchoolRugbyYouth CultureMiddle Of Nowhere Author:Mark Haddon
“I think the extreme complexity of medicine has become more than an individual clinician can handle. But not more than teams of clinicians can handle.” ThinkingIndividualTeamMedicineExtremesHandleComplexityClinicians Author:Atul Gawande
“Why do I have three Super Bowl rings and still think there's something greater out there for me? I mean, maybe a lot of people would say, 'Hey man, this is what is.' I reached my goal, my dream, my life. I think, 'God, it's got to be more than this.' I mean this isn't, this can't be what it's all cracked up to be. I love playing football and I love being quarterback for this team. But at the same time, I think there are a lot of other parts about me that I'm trying to find.” PeopleThinkingMenTryingMeanStillsDreamThreeGoalLove IsGreaterTeamFootballRingsHeyBowlsCrackedQuarterbackSuper BowlPlaying Football Author:Tom Brady
“Opportunities are running out, and this is the do-or-die situation when the ball is in your hands, and you can either help your team to victory or not. And so I want to be in those situations. I think about them, and almost look forward to them.” ThinkingWantLooksHelpingHandsRunningDiesOpportunitySituationTeamVictoryBalls Author:Eli Manning
“Playing against 10 is harder than playing against 11 players. You know why? The team with 11 will think "ok, we can take it easy now", while the team with 10 will think "We really have to work hard now."” ThinkingKnowsHardEasyPlayerTeamHard WorkHarderSoccerTake It Easy Author:Johan Cruijff
“One single great player doesn't make anything for a team; it has to be a team. I think [American] football is the greatest team sport there is because you have to depend on your brother next to you.” ThinkingNextSportsPlayerTeamFootballBrotherDependsAmerican FootballYour BrotherSports Team Author:Tim Tebow
“I think that any time you're able to get a guy like Carmelo Anthony to be on your team, you're going to be a step up.” ThinkingAbleGuyStepsTeamStep Up Author:Earl Monroe
“A system depends on the players you have. I played 4-3-3 with Ajax, 2-3-2-3 with Barcelona and a 4-4-2 with AZ. I'm flexible. The philosophy stays the same though. I don't think that you can adapt it to every possible situation. You need the right mindset, and it depends on how the players see the coach and vice versa. The coach is the focal point of the team but you need to have an open mind, and so do all the players. Everyone needs to work together to achieve a common goal.” ThinkingNeedsMindPhilosophyTogetherGoalCommonSituationPlayerTeamAchieveDependsVicesMindsetCoachesWorking TogetherFlexibleOpen MindVice VersaBarcelonaCommon GoalFocal PointAjax Author:Louis van Gaal
“I think Barcelona and the Spanish national team have been good for soccer because there are a lot of teams that come up playing from the back : with the goalie, the defense, moving up a defender to midfield, playing attacking soccer. I think fans want to see that. They want to see beautiful soccer, a spectacle, and Barcelona does that.” ThinkingWantDoeHas BeensBeautifulMovingTeamFansCome UpDefenseSoccerAttackingDefendersBarcelonaGoaliesNational TeamMoving Up Author:Xavi
“In my regular life, I am very involved in commissions for cities and sometimes countries. And I think of public art as a team sport. The outcome is only possible with the interaction of all the players.” ThinkingArtCountrySometimesSportsCitiesPlayerTeamInvolvedOutcomesInteractionSports TeamPublic Art Author:Janet Echelman
“I think that winning creates chemistry, as opposed to other way around. I've been on a lot of friendly teams that couldn't win, trust me.” ThinkingWayWinningTeamFriendlyChemistryTrust Me Author:Joe Torre
“Every decision he made, I think everybody bought into it. Whether you understood it or not, you bought into it. Because he's a champion. He's won five of these or something like that, so you've got to trust a guy that's been here before and his view for our team.” ThinkingMadeGuyDecisionViewsFiveTeamUnderstoodChampionChampionshipNba Championships Author:Stephen Curry
“I'm hoping that maybe everyone on the Olympic team thinks that I'm worthy to carry the flag. That's my next goal, to carry the flag during the opening ceremonies, if everyone chooses me.” IfsThinkingNextGoalTeamWorthyOpeningFlagsCeremonyChoose MeOpening Ceremony Author:Picabo Street
“It came down to the obvious point that all the union cared about was the money and these other things certainly didn't matter enough. It's a tremendous situation that they have and it has become burdensome for the teams. Yes, we're asking for some relief going forward. I don't think that was unreasonable.” ThinkingMatterEnoughSituationTeamAskingUnionsObviousNflReliefUnreasonable Author:Mike Brown
“Cyber Command is supposed to be defending our critical infrastructure at home, but they are spending so much time looking at how to attack networks, how to break systems, and how to turn things off. I don't think it adds up as representing a defensive team.” ThinkingHomeTurnsBreakTeamAddCriticalSpendingCommandSupposed To BeInfrastructureRepresentingCyber Author:Edward Snowden
“I love people, I really do. I'm a people person. I think that's a strength of mine. I love being around people, especially in a team setting.” PeopleThinkingPersonsLove IsTeamMinesSettingSettings Author:Jim Harbaugh
“People often think that there's a general who makes all the difference, but I would reject that. It's a team effort. It's the power of the wedge.” PeopleThinkingDifferencesEffortTeamRejectsWedgesTeam Effort Author:Jim Harbaugh
“It would be a nice way to finish my career by remembering that I batted cleanup in the game in which my team won the World Series. But I now am convinced that I can still help, and if the right situation presented itself, I would have to think seriously about it.” IfsThinkingWorldWayStillsI CanHelpingWould BeRememberGamesSituationCareersNiceTeamSeriesConvincedWorld Series Author:Darren Daulton
“It was a dream for me to play in the red shirt - I will keep this shirt with me always. I hope this is the start of a lot of games for United, It wasn't only me in this game though, I think the whole team enjoyed the game and did well. It's the first match and we have done good things. It's a good step and we're very happy.” ThinkingFirstsWellsDonePlayWholeDreamGamesUnitedStepsTeamRedGood ThingsEnjoyedShirtsVery HappyRed Shirt Author:Ander Herrera
“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 think once you start as an announcer, you have to decide what kind of approach you're going to have. I decided very early that I was going to be a reporter, that I would not cheer for the team. I don't denigrate people who do it. It's fine. I think you just have to fit whatever kind of personality you have, and I think my nature was to be more down the middle and that's the way I conducted the broadcasts.” PeopleThinkingWayKindTeamMiddleFinePersonalityFitApproachDecidedCheerReportersAnnouncers Author:Ernie Harwell
“Smart tech investor thinks about: a) future product roadmap, b) bottoms-up market size & growth, c) talent and skill of team. Essentially you are valuing things that have not yet happened, and the likelihood of the CEO and team being able to make them happen. Finance people find this appalling, but investors who do this well can make a lot of money.” PeopleThinkingWellsHappensAbleGrowthHappenedTeamTalentProductsSkillsSmartBottomInvestingSizeFinanceInvestorsLots Of MoneyCeoLikelihood Author:Marc Andreessen
“I don't care what you think of Michael Vick - whether you think he's being mistreated or misused, or just think he's not that good, whatever. He can play for my team any day” ThinkingPlayCareTeamDon't CareI Don't CareMisusedMistreatedMichael Vick Author:Phil Simms
“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
“I had more friends on my hockey team than I did on my soccer team. I might have been better at soccer, to be honest. But I think it was more the friendship, and my family was more of a hockey family than a soccer family, so when I had to make a decision, I tried hockey, and it turned out to be a good decision.” ThinkingHas BeensMightDecisionTeamHonestMy FamilyBeing HonestSoccerHockeyMight Have BeenGood DecisionHockey TeamSoccer Team Author:Carl Hagelin
“Now, everybody always says there's no 'I' in team, but there is an 'I' in win, because the individuals make the team what it is, and how they think and what they do is important to the team. So when you act like the individual is not important, well, it is damn important who these people are and what they are.” PeopleThinkingWellsImportantWinningIndividualTeamDamn Author:Nick Saban