"I think the players win the championship,..." - Quote by Michael Jordan
I think the players win the championship, and the organization has something to do with it, don't get me wrong. But don't try to put the organization above the players.
More by Michael Jordan
“The game of basketball has been everything to me. My place of refuge, place I've always gone where I needed comfort and peace. It's been the site of intense pain and the most intense feelings of joy and satisfaction. It's a relationship that has evolved over time, given me the greatest respect and love for the game.”
“We had to be to the stadium at six o'clock for home games, and traffic was so bad it would take us an hour and fifteen or an hour and thirty minutes to drive. So now I'm sitting in a car for almost an hour and a half and I'm very tense. I'm worried about the traffic. So I started smoking a cigar going to the games.”
“It takes a hell of a lot for a man to put up with me. I can be a handful.”
More on Teamwork
“What remarkable strength is shown by the person who can lay aside personal prejudices and work without friction with a group of individuals with whom he or she is not in accord on many subjects.”
“I know what I would do if I were coach. I'd determine our strengths and weaknesses and utilize them. And it's pretty clear what our strength is.”
“If you're going to play together as a team, you've got to care for one another. you've got to love each other.”