Team Direction Quotes

“Every person in your company is a vector. Your progress is determined by the sum of all vectors.  ”
― Elon Musk

“Linked together as a team with one goal, we soon realized we were only as strong as our weakest link. But did we condemn the weaker
member? That wouldn’t serve any purpose. Instead, the stronger guys responded by carrying more weight than the weaker teammate. Encouragement was key in reaching the top of the stadium, standing as one.
Sometimes one person on your team may not be as strong as another. Strengths usually differ. Likewise, in an encounter with another, someone may have a different set of beliefs or ideas.To accomplish any goal, embracing the strengths and weaknesses of each member and compensating where necessary are the best ways to make it to the top.”
― Jake Byrne, First and Goal: What Football Taught Me About Never Giving Up

“When manipulation flutters around everywhere, neither pull nor push anyone. Just do one thing - don't trust anyone!”
― Ashish Patel

“Work for what you want, the pursuit of life.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“May we unite in our diverse pursuits to create a peaceful world.”
― Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

“I truly believe that success is determined not on Friday nights during games but rather in practice away from the lights and glimmer where coaches and players only have each other, their sweat, their discipline and their loyalty to each other. It is at practice where the boys of America become men through hard work, dedication and perseverance.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“I think we had to hit rock-bottom in all facets of the program before we could ever start moving in a positive direction.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“The development of the “We Believe” philosophy must be real and not cosmetic. Everyone must buy in and understand that it is not a motivational tool, but rather something very personal that should be lived and that all must believe in order for true success to be achieved.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“It is important for coaches to mentor young people toward those things that are most important in life and aid them in creating their own order of priorities to live by.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“Nothing in life that is of value comes easy. If good things came easily then the value would be diminished. When we have a vested interest, when we give everything we have, then, and only then are those good times valuable.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“To achieve any group goal, individuals must work to improve themselves as a means to improve the group.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“Before success can truly become routine, there must be that transition from that wanting/hoping to have success toward honestly knowing you can earn success with your talents and work ethic.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“I teach our young men that respect is earned each day on the practice field, in the classroom, and how each young man lives his life.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“• “…it is easy to read that this game is more than just a game, it is a culmination of a group of coaches and boys on a mission to not just experience, but rather to achieve something that only they believe is truly possible.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“We live in a society that only embraces success and that is who we are. It takes a great deal of inner strength to deal with the time commitment of coaching when very little seems to be accomplished.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“Coaching is like riding a roller coaster with many ups and downs. The true test is weathering the storm. The average length of time anywhere in America that a man is a head high school football coach is three years.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“One asset every leader, shouldn't risk anything to lose at all cost, is team confidence.”
― Unarine Ramaru

“My two most unproductive days of the week have always been yesterday and tomorrow. Keeping that in mind, I try to focus majority of my attention on today.”
― Mark W Boyer

“Coaches must take calculated risks all the time. One thing is to talk about what you plan to do and another is to prepare and then execute a plan toward change.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“The third year at a school for any head coach is the most important year for the program they are attempting to develop.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“A team goal requires a team effort.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“Winners accept responsibility because acceptance of responsibility nullifies excuses.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“The unknown can be a great tool.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“It is more likely that coaches have players go down in games they are losing than games they are winning.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“America is a country built on unity, hard work and diligent pursuit of personal goals leading to collective success.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“This is truly a rags to riches story which doesn’t happen often, but it does happen. Hope is offered to those who face similar challenges that in this great Country dreams can be realized when work ethic and passion lead the way.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“The coaches will offer a direction, a plan, routine, discipline and the players must develop the desire to work together accepting their roles as they learn in preparation for the season.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“Every time our great Country has been critically challenged either by dictators or terrorists, we as a Country have put aside our personal agendas and focused on doing what we need to do to win when threatened.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“Sports programs are an important part of young people’s lives but should never over-shadow the true purpose of high school and that is to earn a diploma. So often today sports have become more important than an education. This must be remedied because the true focus must always be toward the student’s academic development.”
― George M. Gilbert, Team Of One: We Believe

“A great team consists of great people who believe in the idea of its leader and align themselves with it until it achieved.”
― Aiyaz Uddin