Teammates Quotes

You must never be satisfied with losing. You must get angry, terribly angry, about losing. But the mark of the good loser is that he takes his anger out on himself and not his victorious opponents or on his teammates.

We can't make too many mistakes. My teammates need me out there, and that's my role, to be out there to help them out as much as possible and change the game a little bit. I think we're catching on to it, and when I'm not in there, they can handle their business.

My strength has been the self-belief that has helped me perform at this level. My teammates and family have always been behind me, no matter what happens.

I attribute that to my teammates, actually. They are always setting me up and always giving me great passes.

It's an honor, a blessing. I feel like I work hard and my teammates look up to me. They look at me as a leader on the offensive line, and I feel like I have to keep working hard, keep getting better.

It's been a tough year for me. My teammates stuck with me today. The coaches stuck with me today. It's a good feeling. I just want to keep it up.

I have the trust of my teammates and my coaches. That's the way it's been all my life. I've had to prove people wrong. I caught a bunch of deep balls last year. It's just a matter of settling in with it.

I have never really wanted my teammates to see me as a ball hog. I tried to be a team player and be conscientious of how my teammates feel.

She doesn't only make herself look good; she makes her teammates look good. It inspires a lot.

One of my teammates said he was lifting his hand up, signaling (another referee) to wait. And I thought he was giving me a high five. It was one of the most embarrassing things ever. He kind of looked at me and was like 'OK?' It was really embarrassing.

I did have that upper hand of knowing her a little bit better than my other senior teammates. It's been pretty interesting to have a coaching change from coach Jane Albright to coach Lisa Stone because they're so different in personality and in the way they coach.

There has been no talk whatsoever [from teammates offering support] and there has been no need to be.

It's a great experience, being able to come down here ... with three of my teammates. I think this is an all-star game we're going to remember for a long time.

All my friends, family and teammates where there. The place was packed.

I can't shoot well every game. Thanks to my teammates they really stepped up and I have to thank them for that.

Give the credit to my teammates. They did not give up, they did not quit.

We used to let the kids bring their friends and teammates to the soda fountain after hours. They could have anything they wanted. Those were great times.

I don't view it that way. I've got to keep proving it to my coaches, my teammates and everyone around us that I deserve to be No. 2 and that if anything happens to Jake, that I can step in there and not miss a beat.

My teammates like me, they enjoy me. I'm not being too dominant in the locker room or anything like that. As long as all the things are good, I'm having fun.

[Just this summer, he and 10 former White Sox teammates were reunited on the occasion of an interleague series against the Dodgers, the teams' first meeting in Chicago since the '59 World Series. Shaw was invited to throw a ceremonial first pitch, which landed in the dirt at the catcher's feet.] Billy Pierce said, 'You've got to aim at his head, throw it high,' ... I said, 'Why didn't you tell me that before?'.

It's definitely disappointing, but as teammates, we'd like to think the door's not closed on Pavel coming back. I think the expectations remain high. This team has a lot of depth. We'd all rather have Pavel, but when you compare us to other teams in the West, there's no reason for us to use that as a crutch.

My teammates have confidence in me. I spent Christmas break working on my shot, getting the shot off faster. I just got into a rhythm.

Besides family, there's nothing more important than your teammates. I don't know if people realize how hard it is to get to this point ... but it feels good.

Luckily I made him (Kirilenko) pay, leaving me open in the corner. My teammates had confidence to come to me down the stretch, and luckily I made the baskets.

That's a tremendous accomplishment for Crystal and this team, and those kinds of awards don't happen without teammates getting you the ball.