Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.
—Casey Stengel (1890–1975) American Sportsperson
Teamwork is the ability to work as a group toward a common vision, even if that vision becomes extremely blurry.
—Unknown
Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
—African Proverb
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.
—Akio Morita (1921–99) Japanese Entrepreneur
We all have the same dreams.
—Joan Didion (1934–2021) American Essayist, Novelist, Memoirist
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
—Michael Jordan (b.1963) American Sportsperson, Businessperson
TEAM = Together Everyone Achieves More.
—Unknown
If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.
—Henry Ford (1863–1947) American Businessperson, Engineer
Individuals play the game, but teams win championships.
—Unknown
One hour of life, crowded to the full with glorious action, and filled with noble risks, is worth whole years of those mean observances of paltry decorum, in which men steal through existence, like sluggish waters through a marsh, without either honor or observation.
—Walter Scott (1771–1832) Scottish Novelist, Poet, Playwright, Lawyer
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
—Helen Keller (1880–1968) American Author
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.
—Babe Ruth (1895–1948) American Baseball Legend
Sure there’s no “I” in “team,” but there is a “ME”.
—Unknown
Finagle’s Eighth Rule: Teamwork is essential. It allows you to blame someone else.
—Common Proverb
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.
—African Proverb
Individual commitment to a group effort—that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
—Vince Lombardi (1913–70) American Football Coach
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.
—Henry Ford (1863–1947) American Businessperson, Engineer
Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
—Oprah Winfrey (b.1954) American TV Personality
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.
—Unknown
The Wrong Person in the Wrong Place = Regression. The Wrong Person in the Right Place = Frustration. The Right Person in the Wrong Place = Confusion. The Right Person in the Right Place = Progression. The Right People in the Right Places = Multiplication.
—John C. Maxwell (b.1947) American Christian Professional Speaker, Author, Clergyman
A dwarf on a giant’s shoulders sees the further of the two.
—George Herbert (1593–1633) Welsh Anglican Poet, Orator, Clergyman
It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever—the one who recognizes the challenge and does something about it.
—Vince Lombardi, Jr. (1913–70) American Football Player, Coach
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.
—Unknown
Coming together is a beginning, and staying together is progress, but only when teams sweat together do they find success.
—John C. Maxwell (b.1947) American Christian Professional Speaker, Author, Clergyman
It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn’t matter who gets the credit.
—Unknown
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.
—Andrew Carnegie (1835–1919) Scottish-American Industrialist
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.
—Denis Waitley (b.1933) American Motivational Speaker, Author
Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.
—Lucan (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) (39–65 CE) Roman Statesman, Latin Poet
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.
—Douglas McGregor (1906–64) American Sociologist, Industrial Psychologist
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.
—Brian Tracy (b.1944) American Author, Motivational Speaker
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