Branch Rickey Quotes

For me, baseball is about, again, the team winning.

The thing about football, man - it's a team game.

One of the many things I like about baseball is how it combines individual talent and teamsmanship.

Like I always say, it's a five-on-five game.

Baseball is only a game, a game of inches and a lot of luck. During a time of all-out war, sports are very insignificant.

I love the relays. Track is such an individual sport, so it's fun to do something together.

The best thing about baseball is there's no homework.

Then in a fraction of a second, I realized that these sportsmen were not anyone's enemies.

We don't really have favorite positions. Its mostly just playing the game that we love.

Sports teaches you to understand the meaning of a team. You need to be able to work with everybody; you don't have to be their best friend. You can experience the fun of competition and driving toward a common goal without pushing to bond in some major way with each individual on a project.

I love team sports.

The beauty of football is that it's about 11, and another five, at least, are sitting outside. You cannot get competitive.

I was in relays for track where you just bonded with all these different kinds of personalities who were coming together for this one common goal of beating a rival team.

Football is wonderful because no one is right: there's no absolute truth.

I can't imagine ever not having a team, being a part of a team trying to win a game.

When you're on the court with guys that know basketball, it's a universal language for us.

Sportsmanship is definitely an important thing in all sports. In soccer, we all respect each other on such a high level, between Sweden and Brazil and Japan or whatever team it is.

As a football player, I don't play for the individual.

Competing is different than violence. Sport is love. It's passion. There's no passion in hurting people.

I am feeling very well so long as I am out there on the pitch with my team-mates.

When I'm out there on the field, I'm in a whole different world, you know? It's like, I'm just having so much fun.

For me, football is just a game, not a drama.

Individual statistics, plate time and everything tend to come, but the most enjoyment I get out of baseball is actually winning.

I wish they'd shut the gates, and let us play ball with no press and no fans.

I know when I have kids, when I'm older, I'm going to encourage them to play sports because I think it teaches you a lot. It teaches you discipline, teamwork, and that there's really no 'I' in team.