Ken Wallace Quotes

Everybody likes each other until things get tough. Then you will find out what kind of team you have, and I understand that as much as anyone.

If you don't have to have a partner, don't take one. If you do need one, look for a partner who can complement your weaknesses with their strengths. If you are at odds, you are never going to get anything done.

I played on teams with 24 guys pulling the rope one way and one guy pulling the other. I've seen how destructive it can be. I tell them, 'If 13 of you are insanely successful and one fails, we all lose.'

In the German football team players from different clubs need to get on with each other both on and off the pitch. In the grand coalition Christian Democrats and Social Democrats sit in the same boat and need to pull in the same direction.

A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations.

Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.

There is no way for two leaders to function together at any one time

Our country must be strong enough to solve problems, and that means we must learn how to work together again.

I understand from experience that unity is easy to call for, but it takes the right kind of leadership to achieve.

The most important thing is you should not be split or fighting each other.

Team chemistry is what really matters, your team chemistry and team toughness.

You know when you put two great players together, you're going to have to work through some things.

There's always been conflict, inherent conflict between players and coaches.

At the end of the day, sometimes we don't always get along, because when do friends always get along? But we are a family first and even more than just being brothers in a band.

Everybody likes each other until things get tough. Then you will find out what kind of team you have.

You really have to try and find a way to communicate [in the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp], to respect each other's opinions and ideas, to be able to fight for something you feel is better than somebody else's idea.

The message is going to be the same. It's very simple. We're either going to turn to each other or on each other.

We don't always agree on stuff, but when it's time to blow the whistle and start the game, we're not still debating.

The best part of being married is, everything we face in life, we face as a team. I don't do a thing - professionally or personally - without discussing it with my wife.

I've grown up a little bit. I understand the importance of the negotiation. It is a collective act.

Don't organize in the spirit of antagonism; that should be beneath your consideration.

Businesses that run well are almost like marriages. Everything has to be up for discussion, or there will be real problems.

Working with my husband, I thought we would be at each other. As close as we are, our styles are so different. But it didn't happen - we were surprised.

Relationships are negotiated and if you deal with ultimatums and authority all the time, then you're not going to get anywhere.

You cannot work with men who won't work with you.