Sharon Van Etten Quotes

As a young boy, scouting gave me a confidence and camaraderie that is hard to find in modern life.

We all learn from each other, and I never really hung out with guys in that way, so I missed out.

Baseball gives a growing boy self poise and self reliance.

I admire people who can step out on their own and work alone - that takes a lot of guts. But I'd rather have the camaraderie on and off camera of working as a part of a group.

When all is said and done, I always used to say this to recruits: 'I don't remember one goal I scored. I don't remember one result. I just remember the people that touched my life and that connected with me.'

As with any skill, you have to work at leadership. Watch how the best do it, review what you've done, and look at what you might do.

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.

I'll never forget my time at Banfield. It is a club that gave me everything and gave me the opportunity to become a man and a player.

In general I'd say that I need to be with the right people in the right place - although one of the best holidays I ever had was alone.

You compete to win games, but the people that you meet and are able to help, develop and grow - that's the most rewarding part of this job.

I'm always learning from the boys around me.

Being in the Girl Scouts took me out of the projects environment and showed me different things.

Scouting is not an abstruse or difficult science: rather it is a jolly game if you take it in the right light. In the same time it is educative, and (like Mercy) it is apt to benefit him that giveth as well as him that receives.

I enjoyed being involved in team sports and making close friendships.

Kids raised to be pampered and spoiled don't really end up being good leaders. Leaders need to be independent minded and confident.

It made me hungry. I feel like I'm in a program that really helped me individually as a player. I feel like I'm with a group of guys that are like my best friends.

I went to a military school between the ages of six and 12 and later into the air force. You learn discipline and strength of character.

The things I was allowed to experience, the people I was able to call friends, teammates, mentors, coaches and opponents, the travel, all of it, are far more than anything I ever thought possible in my lifetime.

I remember when I first came to Liverpool, Pepe Reina helped with everything, and he made it easy for me. When I was Atletico Madrid captain, I tried to help everyone. These are the basics in football: you need to create an atmosphere and try to create a group of friends. It's not easy, and it doesn't always happen, but you have to try.

I was in the Boy Scouts for about four years until my troop disbanded. It is really one of the best activities youths can get involved in and nearly every scout I have known has been a class act due to the discipline the Scouts have instilled in them.

My work is all about adventure and teamwork in some of the most inhospitable jungles, mountains and deserts on the planet. If you aren't able to look after yourself and each other, then people die.

Anyone who says they don't enjoy the Army is mad - you can spend a week hating it and the next week it could be the best thing in the world and the best job you could ever, ever wish for. It has got so much to offer.

Is it important to have a crew behind me? No, it's important to have me behind them. That's how I look at it. You can't just roll with a situation like you're depending on somebody to help you. You're supposed to help the situation, whatever the situation is that you're in.

Scouting teaches a boy to take care of himself and stand on his own two feet.

What constrains or enables the capacity of human beings to work in groups is not so much the technology, but rather the capacity of the human brain to have and monitor social interactions.