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Teamwork Quotes

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To me, teamwork is a lot like being part of a family. It comes with obligations, entanglements, headaches, and quarrels. But the rewards are worth the cost.
Pat Summitt

"Teamwork is akin to a familial bond; it involves commitments, entanglements, frustrations, and disagreements. Nevertheless, the benefits are worth the effort."
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2.
If I have seen further than others, it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants.
Isaac Newton

If I have gained greater insight than others, it is by leveraging the knowledge of my predecessors.
3.
Teamwork is what makes common people capable of uncommon results.
Pat Summitt

Collaboration is what enables ordinary people to achieve extraordinary outcomes.
4.
Remember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.
Alexander the Great

The destiny of all rests upon the actions of each.
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None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.
Mother Teresa

No one of us, including me, is able to accomplish extraordinary feats. Nevertheless, we can all contribute minor acts of kindness with great affection, and collectively create something miraculous.
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The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say "I." And that's not because they have trained themselves not to say "I." They don't think "I." They think "we"; they think "team." They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don't sidestep it, but "we" gets the credit. This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done.
Peter Drucker

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It's easier to be ignorant and say I don't know about the problem. But once you know, once you've seen it in their eyes, then you have a responsibility to do something. There is strength in numbers, and if we all work together as a team, we can be unstoppable.
Craig Kielburger

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Good teams become great ones when the members trust each other enough to surrender the Me for the We.
Phil Jackson

'Successful squads transform into remarkable ones when the participants rely on one another sufficiently to sacrifice Self for the Group.'
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The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members.
Coretta Scott King

The eminence of a society is best evaluated through the altruistic deeds of its citizens.
10.
A team is not a group of people that work together. A team is a group of people that trust each other.
Simon Sinek

'A team is not merely a collection of individuals collaborating. A team is a cohort of people who have confidence in one another.'
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Great things in business are never done by one person, they're done by a team of people.
Steve Jobs

"Magnificent feats in commerce are never accomplished by one individual, they're executed by a collective of individuals."
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There's a misconception about teamwork. Teamwork is the ability to have different thoughts about things; it's the ability to argue and stand up and say loud and strong what you feel. But in the end, it's also the ability to adjust to what is the best for the team.
Tom Landry

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Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.
William James

'Whenever two individuals come together, there are inherently six components in the room. There is each individual's self-perception, how they are perceived by the other person, and their truest essence.'
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I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.
Mia Hamm

I am part of a collective, and I depend on them, I yield to its authority and make sacrifices for its sake, because the group, not the single person, is the eventual victor.
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A team is not made up of isolated individuals. Always stay in the game. Don't be passive. Football is a team game. No one plays alone. Success depends on your whole team being a single unit.
Pele

A collective is not comprised of disparate persons. Remain engaged. Don't be inert. Soccer is a squad sport. Nobody performs solo. Triumph hinges on your whole squad being a unified entity.
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You'll never catch me bragging about goals, but I'll talk all you want about my assists.
Wayne Gretzky

I won't boast about my goals, but I'm more than happy to discuss my contributions to others' successes.
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Teamwork is really a form of trust. It's what happens when you surrender the mistaken idea that you can go it alone and realize that you won't achieve your individual goals without the support of your colleagues.
Pat Summitt

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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
Bo Schembechler

When your squad is triumphant, be prepared to be resolute, for success can induce complacency. Conversely, when your team is faltering, remain loyal. Continue to have faith.
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I'd rather have 1% of the effort of 100 men than 100% of my own effort.
J. Paul Getty

I'd rather possess a fraction of the toil of a hundred individuals than every bit of my own exertion.
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I’m very conscious of the fact that you can’t do it alone. It’s teamwork. When you do it alone you run the risk that when you are no longer there nobody else will do it.
Wangari Maathai

I am acutely aware that solo efforts are fruitless; collaboration is key. Without a collective effort, the task could remain undone once I am gone.
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Teamwork is the foundation of success. The three universal questions that an individual asks of his coach, player, employee, employer are: Can I trust you? Are you committed to excellence? And, do you care about me?
Lou Holtz

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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.
Andrew Carnegie

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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

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What we need to do is learn to work in the system, by which I mean that everybody, every team, every platform, every division, every component is there not for individual competitive profit or recognition, but for contribution to the system as a whole on a win-win basis.
W. Edwards Deming

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Democracy needs support and the best support for democracy comes from other democracies. Democratic nations should come together in an association designed to help each other and promote what is a universal value - democracy.
Benazir Bhutto

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

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A team is not a bunch of people with job titles, but a congregation of individuals, each of whom has a role that is understood by other members.
Meredith Belbin

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Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.
Patrick Lencioni

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Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they're doing it because they care about the team.
Patrick Lencioni

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Synergy - the bonus that is achieved when things work together harmoniously.
Mark Twain

31.
We don't accomplish anything in this world alone... and whatever happens is the result of the whole tapestry of one's life and all the weavings of individual threads form one to another that creates something.
Sandra Day O'Connor

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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.
Tom Landry

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A team is where a boy can prove his courage on his own. A gang is where a coward goes to hide.
Mickey Mantle

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Adidas is a very personal inspiration to me. It has enriched my creative life. It's an exchange between different cultures, different ideas, and most of all, it is teamwork.
Yohji Yamamoto

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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.
Franklin D. Roosevelt

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The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say 'I'. They don't think 'I'. They think 'we'; they think 'team'.
Tom Peters

37.
Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people.
William Butler Yeats

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Creative thinking is not a talent, it is a skill that can be learned. It empowers people by adding strength to their natural abilities which improves teamwork, productivity and, where appropriate, profits.
Edward de Bono

39.
A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.
Ara Parseghian

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God and Country are an unbeatable team; they break all records for oppression and bloodshed.
Luis Bunuel

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One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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

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No individual can win a game by himself.
Pele

44.
Do you want a collection of brilliant minds or a brilliant collection of minds?
Meredith Belbin

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...let us continue to work together to develop and nurture in future generations a culture of human rights, to promote freedom, security and peace in all nations.
Kofi Annan

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The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team. As a coach, I play not my eleven best, but my best eleven.
Knute Rockne

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Creativity can solve almost any problem. The creative act, the defeat of habit by originality, overcomes everything.
George Lois

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The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better.
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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Great teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their concerns without fear of reprisal.
Patrick Lencioni

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A coach is someone who can give correction without causing resentment.
John Wooden