Bob Ainsworth Quotes

When you start out in a team, you have to get the teamwork going and then you get something back.

The more you are together as a team, the better you become.

A good team needs time to play together.

When you form a team, why do you try to form a team? Because teamwork builds trust and trust builds speed.

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.

No team works out teamwork.

You can have a bunch of individually good players, but it doesn't matter. You gotta learn to play like a team.

Teamwork is a strategic decision.

I feel like Josh, Michelle and Adam were all team players, who wanted to be a part of an ensemble.

I think people have different definitions of team unity. My definition is doing whatever it takes to win, what makes a great team; it's performance on the field, respect on the field.

I played on teams with 24 guys pulling the rope one way and one guy pulling the other. I've seen how destructive it can be. I tell them, 'If 13 of you are insanely successful and one fails, we all lose.'

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

You cannot work with men who won't work with you.

I love working with other people and bouncing ideas off them.

Five guys on the court working together can achieve more than five talented individuals who come and go as individuals.

No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.

A team is a team.

Collaboration is a multilane highway, going in all directions. If there isn't reciprocity, it fails, and it's unsatisfying.

You can take a team of absolute all-stars in terms of their native abilities, but if they are not working together, they are much less effective than a team where there is less native ability but a higher degree of teamwork and cohesion.

My office has no walls. You can't be removed from your team to be successful. You have to be respectful of others.

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

I definitely enjoy working with people who can do their thing but also allow me to do my thing, you know? Who respect the process.

It's difficult to gel players.

You can't have an ego when you're a team. One person can't really rule the roost.

If you don't have to have a partner, don't take one. If you do need one, look for a partner who can complement your weaknesses with their strengths. If you are at odds, you are never going to get anything done.