Team Priority Quotes

It's not an issue for me if I captain England in 42 Tests or in 50. It's a question of what is best for the team in Test and one-day cricket.

Records must not be the focus and that's the most important thing. It mustn't come at the cost of the team.

If you win while scoring goals, then you leave happy, but the most important thing is always the team. I do not think just of me.

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

I always tell employees: 'The group's benefit is more important than your personal benefit.'

Putting the need of your team above personal self-interest is a difficult thing to do.

And when you're a coach your main concern is the players and the coaches. The last concern you have is really about yourself.

I think that my team is more important than me.

My personal goals have always and will always take a backseat to the team.

As a coach, you've got to do what's best for the team. If guys don't like it, they're going to leave. If they stay and don't like it, well, your team's going to suck anyway. Even if this happens, you still have to do it. You can't coach worrying about any individual.

Every big player who leaves Arsenal is a massive loss. But no player here is bigger than the club.

Bottom line is I always want what's best for the team, and as long as the football team is winning games, I'm happy.

No one is bigger than the team. If you can't do things our way, you're not getting time here and we don't care who you are

I played with many champions, but the important thing is always the team, as the group goes beyond any single player.

For me, I have always thought a squad comes before everything. I always make decisions for the good of the French national team.

I will always do what's best for the football team.

The team comes first. We want to keep all of our players. We want to take care of all of our players, but the team comes first.

At the end of the day in our sport, you just have to sacrifice yourself completely to put the team first. That's not easy for us because we're so competitive, but that's the most important thing when it comes to World Championships.

Once a player joins our team, our priority is to teach him, not worry about the player we didn't select.

For me, the team is always more important.

Team competition is my priority.

My 100th goal is good for me personally but above all, the team is very important.

The interests of the team must always outweigh the interests of any individual, including me.

A striker always wants to score as many as possible, but what's more important is the team's success.

Playing for England is a bonus, but playing for Liverpool is what I want to do.