Chris Martin Quotes

Ultimately, running a band is about the relationships you have with people.

I've always been a good ensemble player.

Teamwork makes the dream work, but a vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.

When you have more than two people working together, it gets a bit unfocused as an idea.

It really comes down to Mick. He's the one who was constantly trying to get these five people in one room together. This is his love, his baby. It's his band, and there's nothing more he loves to do than get up on stage and play with us.

Some people say it's scarier to direct the people you work with; not me, I'm a team guy.

The productivity of a work group seems to depend on how the group members see their own goals in relation to the goals of the organization.

I think that in any group activity - whether it be business, sports, or family - there has to be leadership or it won't be successful.

It is hard to get things done if you spend all of your time with the choir as opposed to the rest of the congregation.

The problem with communicating without a coordinator is that everyone has to read everyone else's mind.

In the Eagles, you have specific assignments. You have vocal parts and musical parts that need to be exactly in place at the right time. And if all of us do our job, it becomes something bigger than any of us.

I have a great team at WME.

Everybody does their homework, and we all come together and just knock it out. There are adjustments to make, and if you have actors who are collaborators and who really know how to listen and be in the scene together, than it works out beautifully.

Personality-wise, I'm much more suited to be in a band and part of an ensemble than I am to lead. I never have been comfortable with the leading thing.

Every player in every team speaks to each other in order to improve the quality on the pitch - that communication is necessary.

I think the best thing a team can have is different leaders.

Players will get you above average. To get to the elite, you need culture and leadership.

I have had so many team-mates who have been technically better than me.

If you want to be a part of a team I manage, it is important to put your ego to one side.

Tactics, gameplan and players are all influential in how a team performs but the question is how to manage every individual in your charge and get them to play like a finely tuned orchestra.

It's no simple task getting the very best from each and every member of the squad.

As a goalkeeper, I needed good players around me. I needed Nemanja Vidic, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Wayne Rooney. It's the same as a CEO.

Only a couple of guys should be talking in practice.

The rehearsal process in general is about trusting one another.

Teamwork doesn't come naturally. It must be taught.