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title: "51 Team Important Quotes by 50 authors"
description: "Browse 51 Team Important quotes by 50 authors. Discover the best Team Important sayings and thoughts."
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> [I want to play in Europe, as the national team is important for me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jan-vertonghen/i-want-to-play-in-europe-as-the-national-team-is-important-for-me/)

[Jan Vertonghen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jan-vertonghen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e7/jan-vertonghen-7926_europe_i-want-to-play-in-europe-as-the-national_2653275.jpg)

> [The team is more important than any individual.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-villas-boas/the-team-is-more-important-than-any-individual/)

[Andre Villas-Boas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-villas-boas/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c70/andre-villas-boas-5244_football_the-team-is-more-important-than-any-indi_1421495.png)

> [As a team, the most important thing is results.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hector-bellerin/as-a-team-the-most-important-thing-is-results/)

[Hector Bellerin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hector-bellerin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e4/hector-bellerin-5590_football_as-a-team-the-most-important-thing-is-re_509937.jpg)

> [I think that my team is more important than me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dani-alves/i-think-that-my-team-is-more-important-than-me/)

[Dani Alves](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dani-alves/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3f2/dani-alves-5180_football_i-think-that-my-team-is-more-important-t_670940.jpg)

> [The team is the most important thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luka-modric/the-team-is-the-most-important-thing/)

[Luka Modric](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luka-modric/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c04/luka-modric-6738_important_the-team-is-the-most-important-thing-155_1553214.jpg)

> [For me, the team is always more important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luka-modric/for-me-the-team-is-always-more-important/)

[Luka Modric](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luka-modric/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6c7/luka-modric-6738_always_for-me-the-team-is-always-more-important_103748.jpg)

> [Football is all about winning things as a team but it's also important to pick up individual awards along the way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-gerrard/football-is-all-about-winning-things-as-a-team-but-it-s-also/)

[Steven Gerrard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-gerrard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c6/steven-gerrard-8354_awards_football-is-all-about-winning-things-as_450906.jpg)

> [Every minute I'm on the field, I'm out there playing for my team, and the success of our team is what is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-bardsley/every-minute-i-m-on-the-field-i-m-out-there-playing-for-my-team-and/)

[Karen Bardsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-bardsley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/232/karen-bardsley-10850_important_every-minute-i-m-on-the-field-i-m-out-th_2082974.jpg)

> [My main strength is my bowling, but where I bat, I can also contribute for the team, and that is important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shahid-afridi/my-main-strength-is-my-bowling-but-where-i-bat-i-can-also-contribute/)

[Shahid Afridi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shahid-afridi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38b/shahid-afridi-3723_bat_my-main-strength-is-my-bowling-but-where_1477148.png)

> [Having first rate people on the team is more important than designing hierarchies and clarifying who reports to whom.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-buffett/having-first-rate-people-on-the-team-is-more-important-than-designing/)

[Warren Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-buffett/)

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> [My team doesn't need to be the best team. The important thing is that they're all good, normal people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jannik-sinner/my-team-doesn-t-need-to-be-the-best-team-the-important-thing-is-that/)

[Jannik Sinner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jannik-sinner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/342/jannik-sinner-6644_best_my-team-doesn-t-need-to-be-the-best-team_3194220.jpg)

> [My 100th goal is good for me personally but above all, the team is very important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franck-ribery/my-100th-goal-is-good-for-me-personally-but-above-all-the-team-is/)

[Franck Ribery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franck-ribery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc6/franck-ribery-5201_goal_my-100th-goal-is-good-for-me-personally_1143893.png)

> [You have to focus on what your goal is as a team. The most important thing is as a team, your goal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-mariota/you-have-to-focus-on-what-your-goal-is-as-a-team-the-most-important/)

[Marcus Mariota](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-mariota/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e9/marcus-mariota-4763_focus_you-have-to-focus-on-what-your-goal-is-a_944236.jpg)

> [Every striker has their way of playing and their strengths and a different team behind them. That is very important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diego-costa/every-striker-has-their-way-of-playing-and-their-strengths-and-a/)

[Diego Costa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diego-costa/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4a/diego-costa-7284_behind_every-striker-has-their-way-of-playing-a_468454.jpg)

> [The racing team is the most important thing in the world to me. It's where all my eggs are fully in that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-waltrip/the-racing-team-is-the-most-important-thing-in-the-world-to-me-it-s/)

[Michael Waltrip](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-waltrip/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a1/michael-waltrip-4880_dance_the-racing-team-is-the-most-important-th_91561.jpg)

> [I feel like having a good team around you is very important, because you've seen guys without good teams and you see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dillon-danis/i-feel-like-having-a-good-team-around-you-is-very-important-because/)

[Dillon Danis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dillon-danis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e1/dillon-danis-9394_good_i-feel-like-having-a-good-team-around-yo_1018461.jpg)

> [I knew before I came to Arsenal what kind of players were here. And of course, in training, you can see how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mesut-ozil/i-knew-before-i-came-to-arsenal-what-kind-of-players-were-here-and-of/)

[Mesut Ozil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mesut-ozil/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/mesut-ozil-16486_arsenal_i-knew-before-i-came-to-arsenal-what-kin_2365841.png)

> [Sacchi was a good coach. He wanted to play pressure football. The good thing was that he created a good group with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marco-van-basten/sacchi-was-a-good-coach-he-wanted-to-play-pressure-football-the-good/)

[Marco van Basten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marco-van-basten/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86f/marco-van-basten-4950_discipline_sacchi-was-a-good-coach-he-wanted-to-pla_2138156.jpg)

> [I think relationships, when it comes to a football team, are very important. I don't think it gets talked about enough, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-slater/i-think-relationships-when-it-comes-to-a-football-team-are-very/)

[Matthew Slater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-slater/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e02/matthew-slater-6690_day_i-think-relationships-when-it-comes-to-a_733023.jpg)

> [I learned this lesson very quickly when I came into the NBA: Almost all the media and accolades go to the No.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-j-armstrong/i-learned-this-lesson-very-quickly-when-i-came-into-the-nba-almost/)

[B. J. Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-j-armstrong/)

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> [For me, trying to connect our team together is so important. I know we'll play really well when our team gets really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-quinn/for-me-trying-to-connect-our-team-together-is-so-important-i-know-we/)

[Dan Quinn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-quinn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f29/dan-quinn-12052_best_for-me-trying-to-connect-our-team-togeth_1125952.jpg)

> [I have always said the French team is the most important thing that has happened to me. I thought deeply about it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zinedine-zidane/i-have-always-said-the-french-team-is-the-most-important-thing-that/)

[Zinedine Zidane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zinedine-zidane/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c4/zinedine-zidane-9197_france_i-have-always-said-the-french-team-is-th_1657514.jpg)

> [ It was a strange season coaching under that new \[Alderson\] regime. I felt like I was watching the deterioration of the Mets… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mookie-wilson/it-was-a-strange-season-coaching-under-that-new-alderson-regime-i/)

[Mookie Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mookie-wilson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/405/mookie-wilson-62539_character_it-was-a-strange-season-coaching-under-t_455567.jpg)

> [A closing team is so important in the NBA. The last seven minutes is what you are always coaching to get to.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doug-collins/a-closing-team-is-so-important-in-the-nba-the-last-seven-minutes-is/)

[Doug Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doug-collins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45f/doug-collins-24666_always_a-closing-team-is-so-important-in-the-nb_2090853.jpg)

> [“If you ever find yourself in a tight, unanimous group, you must speak your mind, even if your team does not like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rolf-dobelli/if-you-ever-find-yourself-in-a-tight-unanimous-group-you-must-speak/)

[Rolf Dobelli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rolf-dobelli/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4c/rolf-dobelli-11723_psychology_if-you-ever-find-yourself-in-a-tight-una_2509352.jpg)

> [At a certain point, you cannot handle everything yourself; having a team around you is very important. To have a strong team…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ricardo-guadalupe/at-a-certain-point-you-cannot-handle-everything-yourself-having-a/)

[Ricardo Guadalupe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ricardo-guadalupe/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73c/ricardo-guadalupe-58520_certain_at-a-certain-point-you-cannot-handle-eve_1564657.jpg)

> [I remember when Manchester United came into the league and I remember saying, 'Wow, this is huge. This is huge for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tobin-heath/i-remember-when-manchester-united-came-into-the-league-and-i-remember/)

[Tobin Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tobin-heath/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db6/tobin-heath-4475_history_i-remember-when-manchester-united-came-i_1025661.jpg)

> [Hopefully, I can keep scoring more goals, make more assists, break more records and help my team, which is the most important…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-vela/hopefully-i-can-keep-scoring-more-goals-make-more-assists-break-more/)

[Carlos Vela](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-vela/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4d/carlos-vela-6292_goals_hopefully-i-can-keep-scoring-more-goals_901403.jpg)

> [If you trust in an idea of football, and you trust in the team, it's important to have a squad with good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/antonio-conte/if-you-trust-in-an-idea-of-football-and-you-trust-in-the-team-it-s/)

[Antonio Conte](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/antonio-conte/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e24/antonio-conte-5377_balance_if-you-trust-in-an-idea-of-football-and_2662516.jpg)

> [Five players on the floor functioning as a single unit: team, team, team-no one more important than the other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-hackman/five-players-on-the-floor-functioning-as-a-single-unit-team-team-team/)

[Gene Hackman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-hackman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be6/gene-hackman-19434_basketball_five-players-on-the-floor-functioning-as_3096520.jpg)

> [Having a great idea is important. But having a great team is also important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-case/having-a-great-idea-is-important-but-having-a-great-team-is-also/)

[Steve Case](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-case/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4d/steve-case-8001_football_having-a-great-idea-is-important-but-hav_2437419.png)

> [Your team is so important and just being humble, like that's always not a bad thing at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/naughty-boy/your-team-is-so-important-and-just-being-humble-like-that-s-always/)

[Naughty Boy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/naughty-boy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/046/naughty-boy-5747_always_your-team-is-so-important-and-just-being_2162384.jpg)

> [When you don't make people accountable, it leads to a superstar mentality where not everyone on the team is important.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-babcock/when-you-don-t-make-people-accountable-it-leads-to-a-superstar/)

[Mike Babcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-babcock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85a/mike-babcock-37458_important_when-you-don-t-make-people-accountable-i_1063622.jpg)

> [The most important thing in IPL is to select the players. You don't get much time to develop a team so it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sourav-ganguly/the-most-important-thing-in-ipl-is-to-select-the-players-you-don-t/)

[Sourav Ganguly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sourav-ganguly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2f/sourav-ganguly-3643_cricket_the-most-important-thing-in-ipl-is-to-se_284689.jpg)

> [It's always a blow for a team if important players get injured or suspended.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georginio-wijnaldum/it-s-always-a-blow-for-a-team-if-important-players-get-injured-or/)

[Georginio Wijnaldum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georginio-wijnaldum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fa5/georginio-wijnaldum-6503_always_it-s-always-a-blow-for-a-team-if-importa_233120.jpg)

> [To work for the team and for the success of the team. That is more important than one ego.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-hasenhuttl/to-work-for-the-team-and-for-the-success-of-the-team-that-is-more/)

[Ralph Hasenhuttl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-hasenhuttl/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aed/ralph-hasenhuttl-8941_ego_to-work-for-the-team-and-for-the-success_3069164.jpg)

> [When we have to defend, I just try to recover the ball for the team because it's important, but I always try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-golo-kante/when-we-have-to-defend-i-just-try-to-recover-the-ball-for-the-team/)

[N'Golo Kante](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-golo-kante/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/n-golo-kante-8560_always_when-we-have-to-defend-i-just-try-to-rec_1357360.jpg)

> [Throughout the whole team, you have important players, but the main thing is the collective. It is the only way to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugo-lloris/throughout-the-whole-team-you-have-important-players-but-the-main/)

[Hugo Lloris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugo-lloris/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9aa/hugo-lloris-10992_important_throughout-the-whole-team-you-have-impor_1169913.jpg)

> [You always want to win games and to develop the team, so it's very important that you have encouragement from your fans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brendan-rodgers/you-always-want-to-win-games-and-to-develop-the-team-so-it-s-very/)

[Brendan Rodgers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brendan-rodgers/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23a/brendan-rodgers-3392_always_you-always-want-to-win-games-and-to-deve_79047.png)

> [I love compliments; of course I do. Everybody wants to receive compliments. But the team is the important thing, and I'd rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-silva/i-love-compliments-of-course-i-do-everybody-wants-to-receive/)

[David Silva](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-silva/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a31/david-silva-8852_compliments_i-love-compliments-of-course-i-do-everyb_479161.jpg)

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