Basketball isn't just a sport. It is an art, one that must be mastered to succeed.
America excels not just through sheer individual talent but by working together with others.
The sport is not about one player, and I say that with a world of respect for his talents on the golf course. But the game is bigger than Tiger Woods.
I don't think esthetic schools are important. What is important is the use that is made of them, or whatever the individual writer does.
Once lay down the rule that the job comes first and you throw that job open to every individual, man or woman, fat or thin, tall or short, ugly or beautiful, who is able to do that job better than the rest of the world.
Talent is extremely important. It's like a sports team, the team that has the best individual player will often win, but then there’s a multiplier from how those players work together and the strategy they employ.
To me, that's the brilliance of Michael Jordan. He was an incredible, amazing individual player who matched his talents to the team, matched the team's talents to him, and he lived in the middle of those extremes. I don't know how you do that.
Great individuals and great performances build a team, which produces brilliant performances.
A gifted player, who is not a team player, will ultimately hurt the team.
I am constantly being asked about individuals. The only way to win is as a team. Football is not about one or two or three star players.
If you want it you must obtain it by great labor.
A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.
But I think I know just as many creative people who've never taken drugs in their life as I do who have taken a lot of drugs.
Human security recognizes the importance of individuals and that the key to ensuring growth in developing countries is to foster individual talent and abilities, build self-reliance, and put people in a position to make a broader contribution to society. Growth must be inclusive, and no one must be left behind.
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime.
Every one in the world ought to do the things for which he is specially adapted. It is the part of wisdom to recognize what each one of us is best fitted for, and it is the part of education to perfect and utilize such predispositions. Because education can direct and aid nature but can never transform her.
We all like music in my family, but I'm the only one who's made it my life.
The Eagles are four very alpha personalities. We've all done solo work, and we've all played with very good musicians, but when the four of us get together, it becomes something that's much bigger than any one of us.
Stars don't necessarily make a good team and that is what we must learn.
I didn't want to be that artist that is successful as a result of someone else. Not that that's wrong, but I felt like I had what it took. I really believed I could do it on my own, so I wanted to try, at least.
Many people have an intense feeling about what they're best at. Too often, they're driven away from it by other people.
Each person has his strong point.
You can't keep a star from shining and my star's going to shine bright.
If you look at Citadel today, that's really - the founding principle of the firm is a real pursuit of talent, a pursuit of people who have a passion for finance, and a pursuit of individuals who make good decisions day in and day out.
Good players can do well everywhere and Soldado is a good footballer.
