Quotes on Teamwork

So powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.

With no matter what human being, taken individually, I always find reasons for concluding that sorrow and misfortune do not suit him; either because he seems too mediocre for anything so great, or, on the contrary, too precious to be destroyed.

All your strength is in union, all your danger is in discord.

The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual. _x000D_ People who work together will win, whether it be against complex football defenses, or the problems of modern society. _x000D_ Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.

An athlete experiences the emotions of pain and elation through triumph and defeat, through teamwork and individuality, as nothing more than a human being...that is the true glory of sport.

When you stop giving and offering something to the rest of the world, it's time to turn out the lights.

The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.

There is no 'i' in team but there is in win.

I am convinced more than ever that good communication and leadership are all about connecting. If you can connect with others at every level -one-on-one, in groups, and with an audience-your relationships are stronger, your sense of community improves, your ability to create teamwork increases, your influence increases, and your productivity skyrockets.

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.

Setting a goal is not the main thing. It is deciding how you will go about achieving it and staying with that plan.

If we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an ensemble. therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.

Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward.

It is hard to feel individually responsible with respect to the invisible processes of a huge and distant government.

The point of the game is not how well the individual does, but whether the team wins. That's the beautiful heart of the game, the blending of personalities, the mutual sacrifices for the group success.

Competition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins where competition leaves off.

Coaching is unlocking a person's potential to maximize their own performance. It is helping them to learn rather than teaching them.

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

You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play.

I think jazz is a beautiful, democratic music. It encourages musicians with very strong, and many times, very different points of view to work together as a team while, at the same time, giving them the space to express their individuality. It's a very important art form and can be used as a model for different cultures to work together.

If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.