Mookie Betts Quotes

I've had teammates I didn't get along with, who hasn't? I've never had a teammate call me a bad guy, while he was my teammate, and if he did when I was gone what kind of teammate was he anyway?

I believe that working with good people matters because then the work environment is good. If there is a sense of respect and belief among the people you work with, that is when good work is done.

I've played sports pretty much my whole life, and that teaches you how to work with anyone, whether you like that person or you don't, and whether you get along with them or you don't. The circumstances don't matter. Team work is part of life.

I've learned several lessons over the years. First, never take yourself too seriously, or work is boring. Next, people make the difference. You can have great technology, but if it's not complemented by great people, it won't go anywhere. Finally, customers buy from people they like.

It's getting better and better. You know, guys are feeling more comfortable and they are not afraid to speak up and be a leader. I mean, our team, we have 25 players, we have about 25 leaders, too. So whatever someone says, people listen.

I think it really makes a difference when you know the people that you're working with, when you develop a relationship.

Loyalty and communication are always rewarded in sports.

No matter how much success you're having, you can't continue working together if you can't communicate.

I think the outside world can learn a lot about how to act by watching a major league clubhouse. I don't think you want to do everything the same, but there's a lot of things I think people could learn from.

Without constantly pushing my senior colleagues to formulate decisions, I would never be able to learn and know what they are made of.

The coin of the realm of leadership is trust and confidence.

I've learned that when I'm directing, I hate when people are always questioning everything and trying to give me directions.

The most important thing I've done at work has been to surround myself with amazing people who I trust and empower fully to do stuff better than I could.

One of the things about football is, it's a relationship business.

As a batting captain, you do have to earn bowlers' trust, especially when it comes to fields.

The fundamentals of taking your bumps and falls and protecting each other - it's not about you when you are in a professional match; it's about the match. It's about taking care of each other.

It was a really empowering thing playing with Golden State, because they let the players play and they let the players communicate and they let the players decide things.

I really enjoy doing the action stuff, but you have to be careful about who you say yes to with the action stuff 'cause some people want to do it but don't know how, and then it just becomes incredibly frustrating.

Players are smart. That locker room knows. So don't hide anything.

That's the great thing with Lyon: we are such a competitive group of players, but we know each other so well, so what happens on the pitch stays on the pitch.

Listen to clients, employees, and peers and stay open to their ideas, feedback, and answers. Doing so is vital to the success of any leader.

A strong working relationship requires every participant to be on the same page.

You're getting to know these guys as people, and as players. You have to develop a rapport. They give me a lot of respect.

With the coaches, you don't want to hear everybody saying, 'Move over! Back up! Do this!' Let's find out what the players know.

It's hard for a shortstop to play with a guy you don't know in the middle of the season. If you know a guy early in spring training, you're working with them.