Eniola Aluko Quotes

You've got to be extremely careful, because you could be with a great team, and you could be the product of a great team. There are some players that stand out despite the teams that they play on, and there are some players that are good because of the team that they're with.

You can't really compare teams just because of two or three players.

It's more difficult to achieve something with the national team because players from several clubs get together and less frequently.

Too many young guys on one team isn't good.

Football is a collective sport and many times it doesn't depend on you playing well. It depends if the team is playing well.

It's really difficult when you don't see much of a team and you're not familiar with how they play.

When the team's not playing well offensively, it's always a problem for me because I'm not an individualistic player.

A player who makes a team great is better than a great player.

On every team, there is a core group that sets the tone for everyone else. If the tone is positive, you have half the battle won. If it is negative, you are beaten before you ever walk on the field.

Gettin' good players is easy. Gettin' 'em to play together is the hard part.

There are teams spending a lot of money and buying top players from all over the world but it is not about money - it is about your team-mates.

There are a number of ways to define most valuable player. For me, it's the guy who means the most to his team.

When the team is doing well, individual performances don't count.

I've seen it again and again in my consulting: Most teams are too large to be innovative, despite their leaders' best intentions.

That's something that's so often overlooked in this game - the dynamics of the locker room.

When the team plays better, individuals play better as well.

I've seen really, really talented teams that don't care about each other and are average, maybe above average is about as good as you're going to get.

Every day is different. There's always, as we call it in the NBA, a 'drama,' a team's drama, there's always something.

I've won midget championships, a junior-league title, two World Junior Championships and some other minor-hockey championships, but I don't think teams win because I'm on them.

A lot of these teams really forget that part of success comes with having veteran leadership. You see a lot of teams forget that and start letting go of these old veterans. They don't realize how important it is to have a veteran voice in your locker room or on the bench. It's important to have guys who have been there before.

That's when I'm at my best: when I'm surrounded by good players.

If you don't have a cohesive team, you won't have good results.

Not everything, always, is about your performance. It's about the team performance. When the team is not playing well, then normally, you will not play well. It's all about the team.

When you change 10 out of 22 outfield players, you need time and hard work.

The more better players we have at Barcelona, the better it is for the team and coach.