Patrick Lencioni Quotes

I may see a way I want to do something, and I understand when you have a team, everybody can't do their own thing. I'm willing to put my own agenda aside to do what's best for the team.

It's always been about the team; it's never been about myself.

I've always kept in mind, team first.

If we want to win, we're not going to be able to go out on the court and say, 'My turn' or 'Your turn.' We're going to have to play together and sacrifice some shots, some ball touches, some minutes.

Nobody's more important than the team.

I think team sports probably teach you more about giving - about being unselfish and being flexible.

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

We just had a bunch of guys who liked each other, and we worked well together and sacrificed to win ball games. It was a real team effort.

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

It's irrelevant how I prefer to play and what I want. It's all about what works for the team.

I think it's really important to have a vision of teamwork, team play, and unselfishness.

I'm a team player and think of the team first.

I've always dreamed about playing for a team that's unselfish.

I've always tried to play for the team, not just for myself but for the whole team.

Put the Team Before Yourself.

The best part of being married is, everything we face in life, we face as a team. I don't do a thing - professionally or personally - without discussing it with my wife.

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.'

Love does not consist in gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.

I'm always interested in working with people who are good team players - that are selfless that way in their interests and dedication to the project.

I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.

A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations.

I love being part of the team.

The word that best sums up this team is sacrifice.

I don't want to have a relationship with someone if I'm not going to work with them.

Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates.