Quotes About Motivation

As athletes, we're always going to have aches and pains, but when your teammates cheer you on, you don't think about it.

I love holding myself accountable and being held accountable by my teammates. It's never easy, but it comes with the role of being a leader, and if your leadership is not up to par, then the team won't be willing to work as hard.

I feel like after my incident, it really made me realize football is not here forever. I'm all the more anxious to come out here and let my teammates know, 'Look, hey, this is the same JPP. Missing fingers aren't going to stop me from playing some ball.'

For me, I just set little goals for myself and stay on that kind of track and surround myself with positive people along with my teammates. I just kind of have my goals and my dreams, and this is something that we've all been working for our entire lives, so it is kind of easy to wake up and want to better myself every day towards that goal.

I can control how hard I play. This is how I respond to coaching. This is how I respond to my teammates. If I focus on that, the other things that come with that are going to come.

When I ran the anchor leg to a gold medal with my Canadian teammates Glenroy Gilbert, Bruny Surin, and Robert Esmie in the 4x100-metre relay at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, it was my responsibility to motivate the guys as unofficial captain and leader.

I work hard each and every summer, each and every day on my game to become a better player for my teammates, for the organization. Hard work always pays off.

I'm not a phenomenon; I'm just trying to be decisive for my teammates. There are a lot of talented young people in football.

It feels good when your teammates are telling you on the bench that they're hyped.

I think the ultimate sign of an icon or legend in any sport is the ability to elevate their teammates.

I expect to work hard, earn the respect of my teammates and hopefully I can start.

If I'm not on the court, I have to be there to cheer my teammates on and from the sideline be there mentally and keep guys locked in and focused.

My teammates don't see it, but deep down I find it tough to sit there and not influence big games.

I want me and my teammates to go as far as we can and to be the best players that we all can be.

Just every year, every day, I just try to better myself. What can I do better to make it easier for me and my teammates?

I just wanted to play hard - just to give my 100 percent to help my teammates, to help my team to win the game. That's my only goal going on the court.

The Defensive Player of the Year is the guy that makes his team better. Not only gets stats - it's the guy that also has an impact on his teammates and leadership.

Kobe Bryant demands his teammates to be the best every night, and he's not afraid to challenge them. He's not afraid to challenge them publicly, he's not afraid to challenge them in the locker room, and that's what you need from a leader.

When I am aggressive, I think that is going to help my teammates.

I didn't really think I was really good, I was just playing the game because I enjoyed playing it with my friends. Then once I started playing organized soccer, parents, coaches and other teammates were telling me to keep going and that I could become something so I started believing it.

Great coaches help create an environment that makes the players want to be successful and work hard and accomplish goals for their teammates.

It always helps when you're working out with other people, especially your teammates.

I have a good supporting staff around me and good teammates encouraging me every single day to perform on the field and to perform in training and I set high standards for myself as well knowing that Bayern Munich is one of the best teams in the world.

My mentality is I have to be better for my teammates.