team integration Quotes

It'll be a challenge for me to come in and fit with a team that's already good.

At the beginning, I didn't want to arrive at a big team like Ferrari and say: 'Ok, I want the car like this' - I just wanted to try and adapt to the car and then see if I wanted to make some changes.

I didn't get a training camp in Chicago. I was behind a lot in the plays, in the team's chemistry. Everything in the organization was going in a different direction.

When a player joins Real Madrid's first team, they're often under pressure to be an instant success. By joining Castilla, I had the chance to understand the club and get to know the players, the culture, the country and the language.

When you bring a lot of new players in, that is the hardest thing, getting everyone playing together.

It's always an adjustment period when you are with a new team. Things don't necessarily click how you want them to.

One of the greatest joys of leadership is assembling and knitting together teams of fantastic people.

A coach needs time to get to know the players, the environment, the fans and the culture of the club. You can't solve everything in one or two months.

I'm always a big advocate for adapting to your new team, your new country and your new team-mates.

It doesn't always click for a new player in a new team: you don't always go in and hit the ground running and score all the time.

It's always important with a young one in your team that he needs to be comfortable in the position he plays.

No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.

Maybe sometimes it can take a player a bit longer to get comfortable and to get to know everyone and exactly what he needs to do.

Rampone and the other experienced players gave me plenty of support when I first came into the national team in 2013.

I speak five languages, which actually makes it easier when you join a new team. You can settle much quicker because you can help team-mates much faster and better. People need to be careful around me, though - I can understand everything.

The first week Banks was with us, we knew he was going to be a star.

Sometimes when you get on a new movie you kind of how to figure out the way other people work and it can be like being the new kid in high school where you're just trying to find out where your place is on the movie or on the set.

When I got traded to the Raptors Kyle Lowry told me, 'We expect you to average 15 points a game off the bench.' And I said, 'Perfect, so you need me here.' And that made me feel wanted. So once he put that expectation on me, it just made everything fall into place.

I needed a little time to settle, to know the Premier League, the people here, how they are, and to know the players. I had to find my confidence.

I hope I will integrate myself quickly in this team and bring everything I can to Arsenal and the fans.

They welcomed me like I have been a Raven my whole life. It meant a lot to me. I knew what I could bring to the team, on and off the field.

The greatest players fit with the team. They play within the team's style, rather than asking the team to change its style.

Every player needs time to settle in and to get used to a new club, from knowing the league to the other players - everything.

They're human beings before they're footballers and it's important to understand how can I help them. What do they need? How can they feel part of this? How can they feel they're improving in their career, because my job is to help them get better, play better football, earn a better contract, whatever it is.

I think every new player needs time when they come to a new club and a new country, and I certainly did.