Warren Buffett Quotes

When you look at not just for Sixth Man but also for any award in the NBA even when it comes to the MVP, you should look at their impact to their team.

How good can we expect to be if our best player is not our best teammate

The highest level of achievement is attained by the teams with the best conditioned players

The formula for success is every guy can make a difference for the entire team in whatever his role is. And to do it right, to get it right, is a critical factor in being successful.

I have a few tricks and dribbles which I use a lot and when I am playing well, it is natural that they become easier. But the tricks I use are the ones that will hopefully benefit the team. What I do as an individual player is only important if it helps the team to win. That is the most important thing.

Work as hard as you can to become as good an individual player as you can to help your team win

In order for you to win a game, a lot of things have to go right. Your team has to win. Your team has to perform. When you talk about striking out people or ERA, that's personal stuff and where you show people what kind of pitcher you are.

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

The game of baseball is a game of failure because it's so difficult to play. A 300 hitter, a superstar fails seven out of ten times at the plate. So what does that tell you about the game and its difficulty?

I would never recruit a player who yells at his teammates, disrespected his high school coach, or scores 33 points a game and his team goes 10-10.

Look at great teams like Detroit a couple of years ago; they win the Stanley Cup and guys only score 25 goals, nobody has a really big season.

We talk to a team they've gotten new things done, that's the best predictor we have that a company will be successful.

A championship team wins because it already has established players, while a talented team is just beginning to establish players.

I remember when I first got into the league, I thought how it would be nice to have a year when you were the best. That means your team is probably winning.

Certainly our job as an offense to try to score points and that's running the ball, throwing the ball, whatever it is. Somehow, someway we've got to try to score points to help our team win. That's where the focus is and it's pretty easy just to focus on that.

The team with the best players usually does win - this is why you need to invest the majority of your time and energy in developing your people.

I never think about my own stats, as long as I'm contributing to the team.

I don't know any other other team that got to the finals without two all stars.

Your team will get stronger when you begin to build yourself. Teams are made up of individuals who work together . . . and get their own job done. What are you doing to be sure that your job is being done perfectly?

A small team of A+ players can run circles around a giant team of B and C players.

The best players don't win championships. The best team players win championships.

One of my favorite teams of all time is Fran and Barry. I just thought Fran and Barry last season were just incredible and they just sort of went against all odds and were very successful.

You take a team with twenty-five assholes and I'll show you a pennant. I'll show you the New York Yankees.

Get the best player because whether it's soccer or whether it's anything else the team with the best players wins. So focus your energy on getting the best and getting rid of the weakest.

I have the responsibility to work hard and get ready so we can take this team where we need to go.