Bear Bryant Quotes

I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively.

People here were willing to assume minor roles for the sake of a common enterprise. This spirit of teamwork must have been characteristic of the 19th century and was what made great industrial empires possible.]

To get important work done, most leaders organize people into teams. They believe that when people collaborate toward a common goal, great things can happen. Yet in reality, the whole is often much less than the sum of the parts.

The coach is the focal point of the team, but you need to have an open mind, and so do all the players. Everyone needs to work together to achieve a common goal.

Perhaps in His wisdom the Almighty is trying to show us that a leader may chart the way, may point out the road to lasting peace, but that many leaders and many peoples must do the building.

He whose ranks are united in purpose will be victorious.

We will surely get to our destination if we join hands.

One is too small a number to achieve greatness.

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

Winning is about having the whole team on the same page.

I'm looking for players who make their teammates better. You do that with enthusiasm and passion.

30% of all people will never believe you. Do not allow your colleagues and employees to work for you. Instead, let them work for a common goal.

Teamwork requires that everyone's efforts flow in a single direction. Feelings of significance happen when a team's energy takes on a life of its own.

My favourite sport at school was rugby. All sports are teamwork, but rugby particularly is about teamwork and I think teamwork is the essence of this.

As my great friend Aristotle said, 'If you cannot command, you must learn to listen.' I'm not the hierarchy here. I am a worker bee.

None of us is as smart as all of us.

The great thing about [Michael] Jordan was that he made them want it just like he wanted it. And a lot of times like a lot of the basketball players, not to be getting on basketball, but, with a lot of the basketball players you might have one superstar on the team, and they're not willing to play up to par with the way he is, so they don't make it. But then you have some celebrities on the basketball team, and they don't know how to get along with each other!

Basketball is sharing.

The team is the star, never an individual player.

Mental Toughness is doing the right thing for the team when it's not the best thing for you.

You have a choice to make when you're not playing. Either you're invested and a great teammate, or your not

The best leader does not ask people to serve him, but the common end. The best leader has not followers, but men and women working with him.

It's not about any one person. You've got to get over yourself and realize that it takes a group to get this thing done

Don't do anything as an individual that will make you stand out from your teammates.