Michael Carter-Williams Quotes

If there is anything I wanted to learn in Europe, it was how I could be more of a team player.

In football, in any sport, communication is really key. So if you want to be a great teammate, a great team and a great player, then communication is very important.

Climbing has worked for me in a number of ways on Capitol Hill. I'm much more inclined to look at what people do, as opposed to what they say. Also, it's about working together - we're all on the rope together, and you don't get to cut the rope if you're not getting along with someone.

Many activities and team play participation will give you a training that will prove invaluable later on in life.

I could have coached better.

I think that one thing I have learned as a freshman is that it is really important to collaborate.

I got even with all the bad management I had by being a good manager.

Sometimes you just have to be willing to delegate and not feel like you're the only one with the answer.

In beach volleyball, there are only two of you on the court, so it's so easy for things to go south and take everything personal.

I think I have been able to slow down a little bit and really work on different things... I think I improved on being a leader on the court. Controlling the game, controlling the pace... that is where I have grown.

You have to adapt to different teams and different players, but you have try to maintain your discipline and score goals.

Even without tactical discipline, what is important for a team is having players with maturity and a sense of responsibility.

I try to come in, try to defend, help on defense, play as hard as possible and do whatever my coach and my teammates tell me and try to listen and get better.

I'm more mature, my game is more mature, and I can do a bunch of things on and off the court to fully maximize this team's potential.

It's one of those things I have been able to do - play well with my teammates and getting others involved.

You don't just come in and say, 'Bam, I'm mature; I'm the leader.' It took time for me to grow into this and learn how to talk to certain players and how to handle certain situations.

I want to make sure I do everything in my power to be a better teammate and player.

Most management systems have to do with establishing trust and getting people to cooperate. They're not really about expertise or science.

So if the players trust the coach, it's not a problem. If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

I'd have to just say that working with other people, it's a different world from school.

Every film you work on is different, and that's part of what it's like for anybody who works on a film, is to learn how to work with others. Learn from top to bottom. Actors have to learn how to work with the director and the director has to learn how to work with actors, and that's not just those two departments.

I've always been a good ensemble player.

If the players don't trust the coach, it is a problem, and vice versa.

I believe you can work with anybody.

I'm always learning from experiences because each one is different and there are different players involved in the project at the time with their own way of doing things.