Eric Bristow Quotes

Finding good players is easy. Getting them to play as a team is another story.

Some teams take a while to jell; some click right away.

You want to build your own team for the highest level, and that happens more with teams that stay together.

It's easy to get good players. Getting them to play together, that's the hard part.

Gettin' good players is easy. Gettin' 'em to play together is the hard part.

I think it's an extremely important factor to have your team together. It goes back to having distractions. When you all stay together for a period of time you're not training people or feeling out different personalities.

The important thing is to get the right players on the team so Mike can be successful.

It's difficult to gel players.

I've been on extremely talented teams that just don't click, and I've also been on team with a little bit less talent, but they clicked, and because they clicked, they did better than other talented teams I've been on.

I feel that teams with players who are very close end up winning.

When you try to build a team, you need a mix of talent.

For me, trying to connect our team together is so important. I know we'll play really well when our team gets really tight. So I want to make sure I connect with the players so that I can help them be at their best.

It's really difficult when you don't see much of a team and you're not familiar with how they play.

It's not always the best roster that wins, it's the best team, and sometimes that maybe doesn't jell all that well.

When you have a player like Tyus Jones, instantly chemistry is made.

It's better to have a great team than a team of greats.

People say you can't go out and eat with your players. I say why not.

I think that winning creates chemistry, as opposed to other way around. I've been on a lot of friendly teams that couldn't win, trust me.

I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.

When I had people scratchin' my shorts a bit, it played better. We lost a bit of that in all the personnel changes and it's an element we need to get back.

You've got to be extremely careful, because you could be with a great team, and you could be the product of a great team. There are some players that stand out despite the teams that they play on, and there are some players that are good because of the team that they're with.

As a leader, you want your team to play as you are.

When building a strong team, you need a strong leader.

I think people always assume that every team has great intangibles, and that's not necessarily right.

I would say for a team to win, you don't need big names. You just need the right pieces.