When you're trying to build or change a culture, what do you do? I always say to take players from state championship teams because they only know one thing -- winning.
In great teams conflict becomes productive.
Leo [Messi] is the best player of all time - better than Pele, Maradona or Cruyff. There have been some great teams in history - Pele's Brazil, Cruyff's Ajax, Sacchi's Milan - but in the past 20 years this Barcelona team is the best.
I was the guy on the swim team entertaining the bus on the way to the meets.
I am excited about Indian Grand Prix F1 race. I will support the Force India team. I have friends like Michael Schumacher but I will support Force India because that is the Indian team and country comes first.
Throughout my career I have been pretty successful, I've played for some pretty big teams, represented my country quite a few times, and played for managers without sentiment.
There has been times when you play in charity games where you have friends and you always entertain the idea of playing with each other and trying to team up.
They're (California Angels) like the American League All-Star team, and that's their problem, the American League All-Star team always loses.
If living by these sets of morals and principles and wanting to help better my land, better my country, my community, my team, my environment and helping the next person help themselves, if that's considered crazy, then I'm a crazy.
There are only four trophies available to win at the start of every season and there will be some big teams this year who won't win one at all.
For me, I've learned that the best thing is to focus on the team you play for and yourself and what you need to do.
I hate it when you see talented teams with a lot of scorers and they can't get along with each other.
Winning as a team is better than anything. It's great to share success.
When I played in a 21-team league, there were six or seven goalies who were just average, and the equipment and pads were smaller. I came in the right era. I played for the right team. It was all speed, and creativity and imagination.
Find out what the other team wants to do. Then take it away from them.
I think I've been lucky in the regard to have a team that sees me as an artist.
Yesterday the DEA raided several NFL teams suspected of giving prescription painkillers to their players. In its defense, the New York Jets' doctor said, 'We don't give painkillers to our players. We give them to our fans. '
Imagination is a valuable asset in business and she has a sister, Understanding, who also serves. Together they make a splendid team and business problems dissolve and the impossible is accomplished by their ministrations. . . . Imagination concerning the world's wants and the individual's needs should be the Alpha and Omega of self-education.
Individual glory is insignificant when compared to achieving victory as a team.
I don't treat the band like I'm above them or that they're a hired hand for me. We've never worked that way. So I'm a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone.