Team Conflict Quotes

When they say I'm a bad teammate and that I got a coach fired, that irritates the hell out of me. The biggest thing for me is to always have respect for my teammates. And then the whole Westphal thing - the man got himself fired. He was losing before I got here.

Every time I stepped on the practice field when I was in San Diego, I dreaded going to work. It wasn't any fun. I didn't like the people I was playing with. They didn't like me.

I don't really want to go into my problems with the team at the time except to say that no one's ever had to pay me to play basketball.

I think Phil Jackson started that feud. It happened many times that after team practice he would say, 'Kobe said this about Shaq, and Shaq said that about Kobe... ' We couldn't believe how could that happen, because just the day before we saw them together, jumping on one another.

When the ball is snapped I want to tackle the other guy, the other team is my enemy.

You can ask any player: I never had any problem with any French team-mate.

In a team like Real Madrid, arguments always arise when things are not going well.

Race drivers are fiercely competitive animals, and there is often a conflict between what is right for the team and what is right for the individual.

I never had a problem with a coach in my life, no matter what team I've been in on.I put that on myself because I let that space and opportunity start something especially when people didn't know what was going on or people are trying to find out or figure out what's going on with the team.

The Spurs couldn't put everything aside and just play the damn game.

Nobody could say it is not gross misconduct to fight on the pitch with team-mates and get yourself sent off.

Hey, dont hate the player, hate the team.

The Raiders moved from Oakland to Los Angeles, didn't like it, didn't get along. Whatever it was, moved back to Oakland.

I got kicked out of the league because I had a hard time sustaining at the quarterback position.

I've always found that in a team of 15 people, it's a little different than in a team of 40 or 50 people. If I name two or three people captains, inevitably you're disempowering more than you're empowering.

There must be some tensions in a team, which you can't always wipe away or smooth over.

Chelsea was the most difficult time. In the middle of the season, I already knew that I wouldn't play again, because the club had decided I wouldn't play. It was a frustrating decision because I felt rather good, and I thought that I could contribute something.

I felt I could have been the kind of player Denver needed, but there were too many things going on with the team.

I think one of the worst things people can do is try and fight the people they've agreed to work with.

I won't coach this team next year if he is still here. He won't listen to anyone. I've had it with this kid.

What's great about 'The Avengers' is that it's the next step. It's not just superhero fights super-villain and superhero wins. It's about superheroes that come together and interact. It's a clash of the egos. You could do 'Avengers 1' without a villain, just with all these guys coming together. They could sit down and just have a discussion.

Michael left because of the Bulls' management, not because he'd lost his love of playing the game.

It's bad when there are internal problems at the club - when people have doubts about you internally.

I don't know why Mourinho didn't trust me.

Don't say I don't get along with my teammates. I just don't get along with some of the guys on the team.