64 quotes about Teams and Teamwork

One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.

Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem

The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.

Baldwin, James

Yogi saw three of his players in the locker room wearing Cone Head hats. Yogi said, Those guys make a pair.

Berra, Yogi

The ideas that come out of most brainstorming sessions are usually superficial, trivial, and not very original. They are rarely useful. The process, however, seems to make uncreative people feel that they are making innovative contributions and that others are listening to them.

Block, A Harvey

We take eagles and teach them to fly in formation.

Calloway, Wayne

The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.

Carty, Margaret

You put together the best team that you can with the players you've got, and replace those who aren't good enough.

Crandall, Robert

A team is a team is a team. Shakespeare said that many times.

Devine, Dan

No problem is insurmountable. With a little courage, teamwork and determination a person can overcome anything.

Dodge, B.

Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.

Ford, Henry

People have been known to achieve more as a result of working with others than against them.

Fromme, Dr. Allan

No one man is superior to the game.

Giamatti, A. Bartlett

What chance gathers she easily scatters. A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together.

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Von

Clearly no group can as an entity create ideas. Only individuals can do this. A group of individuals may, however, stimulate one another in the creation of ideas.

Green, Estill I.

A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees the further of the two.

Herbert, George

Many hands make light work.

Heywood, John

It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.

Hill, Napoleon

On this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job.

Holtz, Lou

Light is the task where many share the toil.

Homer

Everybody on a championship team doesn't get publicity, but everyone can say he's a champion.

Johnson, Earvin ''Magic''

The welfare of each is bound up in the welfare of all.

Keller, Helen

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

Keller, Helen

I think this is the most extraordinary collection of talent, of human knowledge, that has ever been gathered together at the White House, with the possible exception of when Thomas Jefferson dined alone.

Kennedy, John F.

I don't believe in team motivation. I believe in getting a team prepared so it knows it will have the necessary confidence when it steps on a field and be prepared to play a good game.

Landry, Tom

The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.

Lombardi, Vince

Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.

Lombardi, Vince

Teamwork is what the Green Bay Packers were all about. They didn't do it for individual glory. They did it because they loved one another.

Lombardi, Vince

Build for your team a feeling of oneness, of dependence on one another and of strength to be derived by unity.

Lombardi, Vince

Most teams aren't teams at all but merely collections of individual relationships with the boss. Each individual vying with the others for power, prestige and position.

Mcgregor, Douglas Murray

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.

Mead, Margaret

Many candles can be kindled from one candle without diminishing it.

Midrash

We will try to create conditions where persons could come together in a spirit of teamwork, and exercise to their heart's desire their technological capacity.

Morita, Akio

A well-run restaurant is like a winning baseball team. It makes the most of every crew member's talent and takes advantage of every split-second opportunity to speed up service.

Ogilvy, David

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellency becomes a reality.

Paterno, Joe

When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.

Proverb, Ethiopian

Coaches who let a championship team back off from becoming a dynasty are cowards.

Riley, Pat

There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.

Riley, Pat

Being a part of success is more important than being personally indispensable.

Riley, Pat

When a great team loses through complacency, it will constantly search for new and more intricate explanations to explain away defeat.

Riley, Pat

When a milestone is conquered, the subtle erosion called entitlement begins its consuming grind. The team regards its greatness as a trait and a right. Half hearted effort becomes habit and saps a champion.

Riley, Pat

A particular shot or way of moving the ball can be a player's personal signature, but efficiency of performance is what wins the game for the team.

Riley, Pat

When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, its ready to climb.

Riley, Pat

I think any player will tell you that individual accomplishments help your ego, but if you don't win, it makes for a very, very long season. It counts more that the team has played well.

Robinson, David

We have always found that people are most productive in small teams with tight budgets, time lines and the freedom to solve their own problems.

Rollwagen, John

The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.

Ruth, Babe

You have to do it by yourself, and you can't do it alone.

Rutte, Martin

When two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as he wants to be seen, and each man as he really is.

Saintamo, Michael De

When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when your team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing.

Schembechler, Bo

It's easy to get the players; it's getting them to play together that's the tough part

Stengel, Casey

Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.

Tracy, Brian

Working together, ordinary people can perform extraordinary feats. They can push things that come into their hands a little higher up, a little further on towards the heights of excellence.

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When he took time to help the man up the mountain, lo, he scaled it himself.

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White man builds big fire, stands back. Indian builds little fire, huddles close

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TEAM -- Together Everyone Achieves More.

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Snowflakes are one of nature's most fragile things, but just look at what they can do when they stick together.

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In an earthquake, the most dangerous place to be is in a tall building that is not flexible. Yet, one of the safest places is a tall building that has been stressed for earthquakes -- - in other words, one that has a deep foundation and is flexible. So, too, over the coming years, large organizations that remain rigid will crumble and fall, while those that succeed in adding flexibility, teamwork and creativity to their cultures will thrive.

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Individuals play the game, but teams win championships.

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A job worth doing is worth doing together.

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Members of groups that do not meet regularly together usually do not feel a strong sense of belonging and do not take ownership for the success of the group.

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The six most important words: I admit I made a mistake The five most important words: You did a good job The four most important words: What is YOUR opinion? The three most important words: If you please The two most important words: Thank You The one most important word: We The least important word: I.

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Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.

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The fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.

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No man or woman is an island. To exist just for yourself is meaningless. You can achieve the most satisfaction when you feel related to some greater purpose in life, something greater than yourself.

Waitley, Denis

If a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate his personal goals to the good of the team.

Wilkinson, Bud