Bob Stoops Quotes
I want our team to know that we are not far off. We'll get those turnovers and we'll get those calls as we go through the year.
Bob Stoops
Quotes to Explore
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I believe very strongly in the value of having a diverse team around me that comes from very different backgrounds and different points of view.
Irene Rosenfeld
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The Olympics were great, because you had to make the team, and then go to the games. Now, I don't know, these guys today don't want to do anything like that.
Oscar Robertson
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Obviously, you want to help the team win in any way possible. If that's scoring goals, great.
Patrick Kane
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I was in Charlotte, N.C., when they launched the NBA team there, the Charlotte Hornets. And the first guy to roll into town was Carolina native Michael Jordan.
Hannah Storm
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There was one point in high school actually when I was on the chess team, marching band, model United Nations and debate club all at the same time. And I would spend time with the computer club after school. And I had just quit pottery club, which I was in junior high, but I let that go.
Rainn Wilson
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We didn't have our online service developed. We had never shipped a console game before as a company. So we were developing a lot of new competencies as a company and assembling a new team.
J Allard
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I tried to go out for theater or theater arts, but I was too scared or too intimidated. But I had a lot of friends on the cross country team that had great senses of humor.
Dana Carvey
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You have to build trust among team members so that people feel free to admit what they don't know, make mistakes, ask for help if they need it, apologize when necessary, and not hold back their opinions.
Patrick Lencioni
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My dad had premature gray. I was always the one with the most energy, the one who continued to practice longer. I ran up and down the stairs of different stadiums. I didn't feel the need to cover up the fact that I was losing my hair or it was graying. When you're on a team, age is only a factor when you're talking in the locker room.
Cal Ripken, Jr.
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I developed a mechanism so that whatever mistakes I made, I would bounce straight back. Whatever was happening off the pitch, I could put it to one side and maintain my form. Call it mental resilience or a strong mind, but that is what we mean when we talk about experience in a football team.
Gary Neville
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The world is full of people who never quite get into the first team and who just miss the prizes at the flower show.
Jacob Bronowski
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Yet as a team, we can pull together to do some incredible work.
Randy West
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When I first joined the team, I was playing with the likes of Mia Hamm, Shannon MacMillan, Tiffeny Milbrett - all those big-time players. It was very intimidating. I had some of these players' posters on my wall growing up, and now I was able to play with them.
Carli Lloyd
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A team will always appreciate a great individual if he's willing to sacrifice for the group.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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At 21, Real Madrid or Barcelona would have been more difficult for me. If I play well enough at Chelsea, I could win my place in the starting team, and my priority is to play.
Eden Hazard
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Meetings are the linchpin of everything. If someone says you have an hour to investigate a company, I wouldn't look at the balance sheet. I'd watch their executive team in a meeting for an hour. If they are clear and focused and have the board on the edge of their seats, I'd say this is a good company worth investing in.
Patrick Lencioni
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But day in and day out, the most stimulating part of the work is being a member of a team of so many very bright, articulate and talented professionals.
Randy West
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If there's one perk, it's being the quarterback of America's team and being able to make a difference off the field.
Dak Prescott
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I've got a fantasy-baseball team with my brother. But I have to admit, he does all the work.
David Einhorn
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My team of people around me, they were like, 'Don't be waiting and begging for a man.' You know what I'm saying? Like, 'Don't be desperate because you think having a boyfriend is going to be better. It might be harder with your career.' And then I was like, 'Yeah, you're right. I need to enjoy this."
Meghan Trainor
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We've got one less day to heal. The other thing about winning a game like last week is the threat of a letdown the next week. We have to guard against being flat. If you're flat against this team, they'll zip right by you.
Bob Lutz
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I believe that gospel is more than just a sound, it's a way of life. I don't really have any shame to talk about spirituality in my music. A lot of your favorite soul songs started out in gospel.
Leon Bridges
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Sweet cherry wine, so very fine, take it on down, pass it all around.
Tommy James
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I want our team to know that we are not far off. We'll get those turnovers and we'll get those calls as we go through the year.
Bob Stoops
