“I hate letting my teammates down. I know I'm not going to make every shot. Sometimes I try to make the right play, and if it results in a loss, I feel awful. I don't feel awful because I have to answer questions about it. I feel awful in that locker room because I could have done something more to help my teammates win.” IfsKnowsFeelsTryingSometimesDonePlayHelpingHateWinningLossAnswersRoomsResultsShotsI HateAwfulTeammateLockersLocker Room Author:LeBron James
“I have short goals - to get better every day, to help my teammates every day - but my only ultimate goal is to win an NBA championship. It's all that matters. I dream about it. I dream about it all the time, how it would look, how it would feel. It would be so amazing.” FeelsLooksMatterHelpingDreamWould BeWinningGoalUltimateGet BetterNbaChampionshipSetting GoalsTeammateUltimate GoalNba Championships Author:LeBron James
“My game is really played above time. I don't say that like I'm saying I'm ahead of my time. I'm saying, like, if I'm on the court and I throw a pass, the ball that I've thrown will lead my teammate right where he needs to go, before he even knows that that's the right place to go to.” IfsKnowsNeedsGamesBallsCourtMy TimeThrownTeammateRight PlacePlaces To Go Author:LeBron James
“I've always been an unselfish guy, and that's the only way I know how to play on the court and I try to play to the maximum of my ability - not only for myself but for my team-mates.” KnowsWayTryingPlayGuyAbilityKnow HowCourtMaximumTeammateUnselfish Author:LeBron James
“I get nervous watching teammates. I get nervous for them. Late in the game, pressure situation, I'm nervous for them.” GamesSituationLatePressureNervousTeammate Author:Derek Jeter
“In a game, there are so many different variables that are thrown at you - the defense, where your teammates are, how fast your body's moving, and you have to be in control of all those decisions.” DifferentBodyMovingGamesDecisionDefenseYour BodyThrownTeammateVariables Author:Stephen Curry
“I've never had a teammate competing with me my whole life.” WholeWhole LifeCompetingTeammate Author:Shawn Johnson
“I have two definitions of success - one on the basketball court and one in my personal life. In basketball, success means making my teammates better, winning basketball games and winning championships. In my personal life, success means being a good father to my sons and raising them to be strong men; taking care of my family and being a good friend; and using my influence to make a difference in the community.” MenMeanTwoCareFatherGamesWinningStrongCommunityDifferencesInfluenceSonBasketballMy FamilyCourtDefinitionsMaking A DifferenceMy SonGood FriendChampionshipSuccess In LifePersonal LifeTeammateStrong ManGood FatherDefinition Of SuccessBasketball GameBeing A Good FriendBasketball CourtBasketball SuccessWinning BasketballBeing A Good FatherWinning Championships Author:Dwyane Wade
“There's no question that the striving, the stuff that you got out of [sports]. The depending on someone right beside you. Sitting here and calling on yourself when you're tired or getting through something painful, watching your teammates do the same. Everybody feels good when you first walk out there.” FeelsFirstsStuffSportsWalksCallingSittingTiredStrivePainfulFeel GoodTeammateBeside You Author:Jerry Jones
“One of the things that I always admired about Michael Jordan was that he considered his teammates to be his coaches, claiming they would always teach him something that he didn't know - and we're talking about the best of the best.” KnowsTalkingTeachCoachesTeammateJordanBest Of The Best Author:Cody Johnson
“I was diagnosed with asthma when I was 18 during my freshman year at UCLA. I refused to accept it - and I hid it from my coaches and teammates. But ignoring my problem didn't make it go away.” YearsProblemAcceptingCoachesGoing AwayTeammateFreshmanAsthmaUclaFreshman Year Author:Jackie Joyner-Kersee
“I am proud that my inner circle of friends has never been defined by race but by the content of their character. Any former teammate or anyone who has met me can attest to this and I pride myself on not being a judgemental person.” PersonsCharacterRacePrideProudMetsCirclesDefinedFormerTeammateJudgementalCircle Of Friends Author:Steve Clevenger
“I changed up everything around me. I hold myself more accountable in certain situations. I try to be a better man, a better father, a better teammate.” MenTryingCertainFatherSituationChangedTeammateBetter Man Author:Dwight Howard
“I just want to show Atalanta who I really am and show my teammates what kind of teammate I am.” WantKindShowsTeammate Author:Dwight Howard
“I know who I am and what kind of teammate I've always been.” KnowsKindWho I AmTeammate Author:Dwight Howard
“My job is to be the best teammate I can be, push these guys to the limit every day, make sure that I'm being the right type of leader.” I CanJobsGuyLeaderTypeLimitsBeing The BestTeammateBest Team Author:Dwight Howard
“I want to be held accountable. I want my teammates and my coaches to push me to be the best that I can be.” WantI CanCoachesBeing The BestTeammate Author:Dwight Howard
“I'm excited about the opportunity to go back out there with my teammates and get another chance at this thing [a Super Bowl].” OpportunityChanceExcitedBowlsTeammateSuper BowlAnother Chance Author:Victor Cruz
“Being down 3-1 [in the Finals] was the worst feeling I've ever experienced in my life. I didn't want to talk to my teammates, I didn't want to talk to my wife, I didn't want to talk to my kids. And to come back from that is a lesson that you can come back from anything.” WantFeelingsKidsWifeWorstLessonsFinalsMy WifeTeammate Author:J. R. Smith
“It's rewarding riding into the sunset. What better way to go? My teammates carried me off the field - it doesn't get any better than that. Now it's time to be a dad. To be as successful at that as I was at baseball would be nice.” WayWould BeSuccessfulNiceFieldsDadBaseballSunsetRidingBeing NiceTeammateBetter WaysBeing A Dad Author:David Ross
“If I come to work every day and do my job, work as hard as I can, be a great teammate, the rest of that stuff will take care of itself.” IfsI CanHardCareJobsStuffTake CareTeammate Author:Kevin Durant
“I explained to my teammates I didn't want any distractions to the team.” WantTeamDistractionTeammate Author:Derrick Rose
“I put that on myself with not telling the Knicks. It was just bad timing but I'm not perfect, far from it. The front office and my teammates, they knew where I was coming from when I told them what happened.” PerfectHappenedFrontsOfficeTimingTeammateNot PerfectI'm Not PerfectKnicksBad TimingFront Office Author:Derrick Rose
“Everyone is dealing with something. This is life; this is not just a piece of cake. You expect that when your teammates are doing their jobs, so you got to compartmentalize and do your job.” JobsPiecesCakeTeammate Author:Tom Brady
“You put all the other stuff aside and go out and do your job, and mine is to be the best I can be for my teammates.” I CanJobsStuffMinesBeing The BestTeammate Author:Tom Brady
“On the field, you come into sync with your teammates and coaches and together you achieve something that you could never do on your own.” TogetherAchieveFieldsCoachesTeammateSync Author:Tom Brady
“In 2009, I didn't like that Yamaha signed such a young and competitive teammate [Jorge Lorenzo]. But now everything is different. We are more mature. Everyone knows his role and position. Things are clear.” KnowsDifferentYoungRolesClearPositionMatureTeammateYamaha Author:Valentino Rossi
“We're so concerned about being polite in society, and rightfully so, that it carries over onto a football team. But on a good football team, they are your friends, but first and foremost they have to be good teammates.” FirstsTeamFootballConcernedBe GoodCarriePoliteTeammateFootball TeamGood TeamBeing PoliteGood Football Author:Scott Frost
“A good teammate will correct somebody when they're doing something wrong. A friend might not say anything, a good teammate does.” DoeMightSay AnythingTeammateGood Team Author:Scott Frost
“Basketball, and the people I have met through the game have far and away had the largest impact on my life. Almost every positive role model I have ever had was a coach, mentor, or teammate.” PeopleGamesRolesMetsBasketballModelsImpactCoachesRole ModelsMentorTeammateVery PositivePositive Role Model Author:Ashley Graham
“I've seen a lot of highlights of Steve Kerr knocking down the big shots ... when a legend, Michael Jordan, trusted his teammate and passed it to him. He might have played two minutes, but he was ready to knock down the big shot.” TwoBigsMightMinutesReadyShotsLegendsTrustedTeammateJordanKnockingHighlightsBig Shots Author:John Wall
“I've kept in touch with many of my former teammates: Bob Marcucci was our team manager and we bonded over our passion for baseball.” PassionTeamBaseballFormerManagersBobTeammate Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“Actor Mike Warren [was my former teammate], who was in Hill Street Blues. There are more, but it's starting to sound like a team reunion at Red Lobster. They were a great bunch of guys and we accomplished a lot together. That's something you don't forget.” TogetherGuyActorsSoundForgetTeamStreetsRedStartingBunchFormerHillsAccomplishedMikeTeammateReunionLobsterHill Street Blues Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“It was pretty hard to actually have to say the words with my teammates, my wife and my boys there. I realized it was going to happen before that day [I announce retirement], but to have to announce it and talk about in front of a lot of people was tougher than I expected. I'm glad that feeling has kind of gone away. That sadness hasn't lingered.” PeopleKindHardFeelingsHappensBoysGoneWifeSadnessFrontsMy WifeExpectedI RealizedGladRetirementTeammateMy BoysGone Away Author:Prince Fielder
“He was a great individual. People that don't know Patrick [Ewing] and only see what they read in the paper don't know this is a man of great integrity, love for his teammates, and love for this organization.” PeopleKnowsMenIndividualIntegrityPaperAnd LoveOrganizationTeammate Author:John Starks
“You can lead in multiple ways. I try and lead by example, and make sure that I'm always accountable to my teammates. That starts off with my commitment to waking up early, training hard, lifting weights, and running. It's in my nutrition. It's just making sure I always put myself in the best possible position.” WayTryingHardRunningExamplePositionTrainingCommitmentWeightWake UpWakingNutritionMultipleTeammateLiftingUp EarlyLead InWaking Up EarlyLifting WeightsTraining Hard Author:Larry Fitzgerald
“Sports also teaches you that it's about the team, and the better your teammates are, the better they make you.” SportsTeachTeamTeammate Author:Gina Prince-Bythewood
“You make other team think you going one way and you got to sell the move going that way and you've got to really make them think that you're going that way and they're going the other way. When it ends up ultimately being a perfect crossover is when you shake them so bad that they can't even get back into the play to play defense. You're already gone. That's what I think the perfect one is to where a teammate of his has to stop you from scoring.” ThinkingMovingPerfectTeamTeammate Author:Allen Iverson
“I have to say my relationship with the horses is the biggest thing, and it grows. I love horses more and more every day, and I'm breeding, so when I'm playing a horse that's the son of a horse, the daughter of a horse I used to play, it's like bonding. So I think that's the most amazing part of it. It's the passion that we polo players have for the horses first, and then the game and the strategy of the game and winning and the team and your teammates, all of those things are a big part of it, but the horses are my favorite part.” ThinkingPassionWinningPlayerTeamSonDaughterHorseStrategyMy FavoriteTeammateMost Amazing Author:Nacho Figueras
“There's a term, agape, you hear used a lot with charismatic religious groups, that it's this more pure love of caring, of sharing of concern and understanding. I think players and teams have to come to that at some point in the season to become successful. Maybe not "personal friends," but they become teammates at the highest level of that term.” ThinkingUnderstandingTermReligiousSuccessfulPlayerTeamConcernCaringTeammatePure LoveCharismaticBecoming SuccessfulAgape Author:Phil Jackson
“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
“The "New York Times" interview shows that the president Donald Trump believes he can get through the special prosecutor`s investigation of obstruction of justice with the simple words "I don`t remember". Jeff Sessions has been publicly attacked by the president. And in the middle of that attack, the president told all of his teammates who were in the Oval Office that day how he is going to testify when Robert Mueller asks him under oath if he kicked all of them out of the room when he asked to speak with James Comey alone.” BelieveRememberSpeakPresidentJusticeSimpleSpecialOfficeTeammateOathProsecutor Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“We're really friendly. The cool thing about skiing is you're competing against the clock. Even though you're competing against your teammates, it's not head-to-head. And we can all do better. You can always do better. You never really have a perfect run. And someone beats you. So you can't really blame anyone.” RunningPerfectBlameClockFriendlyCompetingTeammateSkiing Author:Julia Mancuso
“I was a huge fan of Lance Armstrong. The only way that they caught him using doping was through a criminal investigation where they got all of his teammates who did the exact same thing that he did and got away with it to rat him out in exchange for their own immunity. The byproduct of that was that he had passed 500 anti-doping controls clean. So I'm going, "Wait, wait, wait. It's not, 'What's wrong with Lance Armstrong?' What's wrong with this system that was thoroughly ineffective to catch someone cheating for the last 15 years?"” WaitingCheatingTeammate Author:Bryan Fogel
“As a Muslim youth, though I played a variety of sports growing up in New Jersey, my parents were in search of a sport for me to play where I could be fully covered and not have to modify the uniform. Fencing provided a unique opportunity where I could fulfill my desire to participate in sport, wear the same uniform as my teammates, and adhere to the tenets of my faith to cover my body.” DesireOpportunitySportsParentGrowing UpYouthUniqueVarietyTeammateFencing Author:Ibtihaj Muhammad
“Testosterone is the hormone of collaboration and competition that, whenever we compete on a team, we collaborate with our teammates. And most of us in our daily life, to the extent that we have to compete with the rat race in the world out there, we're collaborating with other people at the same time. The two are hand in hand.” PeopleWorldTeamCompetitionDaily LifeCollaborationTeammateRat Race Author:Po Bronson
“Most people don't understand football is a 12-month job. In the off-season - you can attest this with the people from Joe's - anytime we did a shoot or anything, it had to be after 2:00. Because from 6:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., it's football training - get your body worked on, things like that. Then you go into the organized team activities in the spring, you work with your teammates and that's where your bonding comes from. You mold your cohesiveness.” PeopleTeamFootballSpringTrainingTeammate Author:Julian Edelman
“The best kids are going to become the best. But the best thing about it is that you're going to learn lessons in playing those sports about winning and losing and teamwork and teammates and arguments and everything else that are going to affect you positively for the rest of your life.” KidsWinningSportsLessonsLosingArgumentBest ThingsTeamworkPositivelyRest Of Your LifeTeammateWinning And LosingLearning Lessons Author:Carl Lewis
“I hate divers, like Cristiano Ronaldo, who might be the greatest athlete in the sport, but he's a big baby. If things are going well he's great, but when things are going badly it's the ref's fault, it's his teammates' fault.” IfsWellsBigsMightHateSportsBabyI HateFaultsAthleteTeammateGreatest AthleteCristiano RonaldoRefs Author:Viggo Mortensen
“I really enjoyed working with New Zealanders as crew members, as teammates. They're great, and it's a beautiful country. It's one of the most beautiful places I've ever been, and I've traveled quite a bit.” CountryBeautifulBitsMembersEnjoyedTraveledCrewTeammateBeautiful PlacesBeautiful Country Author:Viggo Mortensen