Ryne Sandberg Quotes

If I were on the field, I'd want the manager sticking up for me. Sometimes players are dead wrong, ranting and raving, but you stick up for them. They appreciate that.

I want my teammates to know I have their backs.

If your team is in the trenches, you've got to be in the trenches with them.

The responsibility of a chief is to show solidarity with his people and to be strong with his people.

Man, I'm always going to back up my teammates.

If your coach ain't got your back, who's got your back?

My teammates always have my back on the field, and I will do everything in my power to make sure I always have theirs.

Having your teammates' backs - that's what I feel being a leader is.

You know what, we can be really fierce with each other but as soon as someone tries to take either one of us on, that's not one of us, we back each other up.

Friends have each other's backs.

A lot of players have told me they see me as a protector of my teammates, that, side by side, I'm there when something goes down, and I step up beside them and for them when things get nasty. I play the game hard, and I play it physical.

Altman was told they wouldn't do the film with me. He could easily have abandoned me, but he stood by me and really bailed me out.

I'm to a point now where you want to play for your fans and all that, but I'm playing for the guys in that huddle. I'm playing for the guys in that locker room.

You gotta take care of the people that are part of the foundation. If you don't, it crumbles.

In football, you're like brothers.

I consider myself very much a team player.

One has to be available, very much available, and ready to protect the interests of his colleagues.

These guys are warriors, my teammates.

They give us this presentation every year about the NFL being a brotherhood. And if something is going on with one of your brothers, I feel like we should be there to have his back and speak up for him.

It keeps you motivated to know that everyone has your back.

When you are in a football club, you stick together. That's the key.

Everybody knows I am a team player.

The last thing I ever want to do is not be here with my team.

I'm the kind of guy who has your back. When you want to go off and solo for ten minutes, I keep that groove going. It's an important job.

A friend is someone who has your back. Those in the military refer to it as, 'I got your six.' My closest friend on 'The Five' is Dana Perino.