Team Harmony Quotes

It's very important to like the people you work with. Otherwise, your job is going to be quite miserable.

What we have to do is to find a solution that the interests of the national teams are respecting the interests of the clubs. And also the clubs they shall respect the interests and the aspirations of national teams.

You'll get the maximum potential out of everyone on your team when you create harmony, when you treat each employee well.

I don't walk around with a bible or preach to people and I don't want to disturb my team-mates on match days by praying in the dressing room, so I do that at the hotel before I leave. I respect their way of life and do not insist that my way is best. I have not tried to convert anybody.

When your great players are team players, everybody else follows their lead. The best team doesn't always win - it's usually the team that gets along best.

To have harmony on a team, you need a coach who can get inside the head of every player and get them all pulling in one direction.

To me the acid test was always the crew, and if the crew liked you, you're OK.

I've turned down a lot of trades where I might have gotten a better player, but I wasn't totally sure of the chemistry of that new player coming in. Even though he might possess golden ability, his personality and the way he gets along with teammates might be things you just don't want to cope with.

Sometimes things just click. The one contribution I tried to do, was shield the staff from the corporate politics that occur on any show. But yes, we all got along very well.

I think it is rare that one player really hates another player on a team.

I genuinely have always had support from all of my team. I have never had any complaints from them.

I don't think I'd like to be that guy who does disrupt training. I always feel the team comes first, and that's the way it is, and me being a disruptive influence, because I'm not playing, doesn't help the team.

I can only think of about four players who I do not have anywhere from a good to a great relationship with.

Of course a lot of the players in that clubhouse have respect for me and talk to me about everything. So with my experience, I certainly try to help them, to make things easier for everyone.

I am not the type of player who makes problems for the team.

I always got on well with Roberto Mancini and never had a problem with him. Every manager has their own way of working, tactics, and style of play. As a player, you do what the manager says. There are misunderstandings, but generally, everything was fine under Mancini.

You cannot just copy and paste Carlo Ancelotti. He's been coaching for 20 years now and I have never heard a player complaining about him.

I know if I stay in Arsenal, the club is happy and my team-mates as well. This is the most important thing.

I have the same relationship with all my team-mates. For me, all my team-mates are the same.

We all like each other. I know people ask us that, and I hate to disappoint them, but we get along great and we enjoy playing with one another, and what can I say? I'm as surprised as anyone else.

The best success, for me, is not one trophy. It's not harmony. It's when players improve and grow.

When you have that respect from your teammates, it makes it a lot more comfortable.

Sometimes when you date people, you end up breaking up, and if teammates are mature enough to deal with that, then it's okay. I never want to bring any undue drama to the team.

I can't answer what coaches value me more. I don't really look for that answer. I look to see if my teammates accept who I am as a basketball player and as a person.

Individual grievances and pet peeves have got to go by the wayside. Generally, you don't have to worry about the guys who are playing every day, it's the guys who are sitting on the bench that are the ones that get needles in their pants.