Alex Van Halen Quotes

Some people think of players and supporters as 'them' and 'us.' The truth is that we do what we do because we are all fans at heart.

One of the things I feel very strong about is the achievement of the Band really being a complete band.

I don't believe in an 'all-about-me' culture. It's about the group.

I've got to be honest and say that, growing up, I wasn't a big sports guy, but I love the camaraderie. I just love people getting together, fighting for a team and getting super-emotional about it.

With Pearl Jam, everybody is so good at what they do, it's hard to get up the courage to say, 'Can I sing this part,' or, 'I want to play guitar.'

I love my band - they are the best out there, and I wouldn't want to perform with anyone else.

I feel really lucky to be in a band where the guys, for all the opportunities to do things that potentially would be good for them but detrimental to the group, that everybody stayed loyal to the whole.

I love being part of the team.

People forget that keeping a band together is hard; man, it's really hard. All the cliches apply about living in each other's pockets; of it being a relationship, a marriage, a family.

Sports can bring people together in a way that politics cannot.

I like being with the band, the whole idea of playing music with them.

I love when you get to work with people who care about the project as much as you do because then, you're altogether in. I feel like I've been lucky so far to have the chance to work with people who work that way.

Led Zeppelin was an affair of the heart. Each of the members was important to the sum total of what we were.

That's the only way I know how to play - dedicating yourself to the game, to the city, to the fans.

We must always give preference to the collective. We have to play as Brazil. Nobody is a lone protagonist.

Teamwork requires some sacrifice up front; people who work as a team have to put the collective needs of the group ahead of their individual interests.

I respect the opinion of the fans because their love is important, but when the things don't go well, they have to support the players because we all want the best for Madrid.

That's the best thing: just being part of the team.

It's always been about the team; it's never been about myself.

The vibe in our locker room is real energetic and fun and real personable, I think from Day 1. That gets you through a lot of tough times, where in hard times, it might be common nature for guys to do their own thing and split up and become silent.

What I've picked up from working with the women in the Gori choir is that they don't have egos. All that matters is the music.

Other fans might stop coming to games when their teams fall in the standings. Blazers fans just pack the house even more.

Brock Lesnar and I are as different as any two people can be. What drew us together was the love of the actual performance aspect of what we do.

For me, I always considered that a group is above everything else.

We have to do what's best for the team.