Teammate Quotations | Page 2

I was with Bode when they called down that he had been disqualified. We both kind of looked at each other and were like, 'Are you serious?' I was pretty bummed for him. You definitely don't ever want to see your teammate go down that way.

I was watching John, I thought he was the strongest. The Gerolsteiner rider... I think he was playing! I just raced with him in Germany where he had the King of the Mountains for a day or two. I know it was touch-and-go and I know his teammate was working hard. We had been out there a long time.

Jeff Gordon is one of the greatest drivers out there, and so is teammate Jimmie Johnson , ... It'll show in these final 10 races. I was struggling with a lot of decisions that were going on with me, and that wasn't fair to Hendrick Motorsports or the team.

Kyle was a remarkable young man, a true scholar-athlete, an ambassador for Penn, a tremendous teammate and leader on and off the field, as well as a caring and outstanding brother. His loss will be felt for a long time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this time.

Overall, we ran really well. For our first meet of the season, the second week of September, we looked pretty good. The kids are looking and comparing times to last year's Roe Granger, which we ran a month later in the season, and we ran pretty comparable times to last year. Our guys really ran well together. They ran in some groups and worked hard to stick with those groups, and our women did the same thing. Several times on the course we had groups of three or four all together. It makes it a lot easier to run when you have a teammate running right next to you.

Repeating as Central Division champions is one of our major objectives for the coming year and we have a solid nucleus of players that knows what it takes to make that happen. There isn't a player on this team that won't go out of their way to help a teammate in need, to accomplish that goal. It is the Thunder way.

Playing for my dad has made me a better teammate and team player, helped me to play hard all the time, and has made me into a better overall person.

Really, the thing I'm most proud about is, he continues to get better each year that he's been in college. He's a terrific kid, but he's a better teammate for our program.

Reggie is well deserving of his Hall of Fame induction. In my mind, he will go down as the greatest defensive end in NFL history. He was a great teammate and a fun player to coach. As good as a player as he was on the field, he was an even better person off the field. He left a lasting legacy, both in the NFL and in the community.

Our defense was great. We were together on every play. If a man beats us, we knew a teammate could help us out, and that's the way we want to play all year round.

My teammate will be tough to beat but, if I win the championship, I know I will earn it.

I was excited to hear that Rickey wanted to join us. He was a tremendous teammate and brought tons of enthusiasm to the clubhouse. I know he'll be an incredible help.

I still love him. I love him as a teammate and a friend.

I think he would appreciate someone on his team who isn't afraid to give a hard foul in the playoffs. It's different when someone's your teammate versus someone who's your opponent.

Johnny and I spoke a few times over the last week and I strongly encouraged him to sign with the Yankees. It is good to know that our lineup next year will include a natural leadoff hitter whose presence allows Jeter and A-Rod to return to their preferred places in the batting order. Johnny is a good friend and a great guy to have in the clubhouse. I am very excited about having him as a teammate again.

Junior wants to be the oldest driver at DEI. That's kind of one of the things he wants. I think the main thing we're looking for is a good teammate for Junior and Martin.

Just because Canada is a class act team and Russia is big in taunting and everything. We just like the way Canada carries itself, and I have a (University of Michigan) teammate on Canada.

I'm here because Melvin is a good friend of mine and a teammate of mine. It's a good cause, and anything I can do to help the community here, I will. Venezuela has been like a home to me. It is my second home.

That we have a teammate who may not be with us next year. I'm still not sure what's going on or how it's going to end up.

I wasn't going to hit Kevin. I race clean every chance I get and the last person I'm going to hit is my teammate. Kevin has been real good to me as far as being a teammate and he would do the same for me.

You kind of think about the Presidents Cup, but you don't really think about it that much. Surely you wonder who you're going to play with and who's the best teammate that you're going to have out there or what's the best combination. But this week, my focus in right here.

You just get that feeling the way things are working out. I didn't get off to a great start. I wanted to win the job, but I'm not heartbroken about it. If Ian needs any help, he's my teammate and I'll do everything I can.

We played some good teams with some good athletes, but I thought the intangible was our chemistry. There are no secrets with the X's and O's anymore, it's about guys believing in what they're doing and believing in each other. When you put your teammate before yourself and you don't want to let them down, you start playing above your head and maybe doing some things that normally you wouldn't be able to do. That's a lot of why we went 11-2.

(The penalty) was a misunderstanding on the second hole. I was pleased with the way I played. I didn't shoot lights out but I'm happy to be going to districts again. It's nice a teammate (Karsten Reis) made it too so I won't be going alone. Overall, I'm pretty pleased.

When you see him up close, you see all the little things he does and as a teammate it is appreciated.

Yeah, he was a little quiet, didn't necessarily hang with everybody, but he was a professional, worked really hard, great teammate and a veteran guy who'd been around awhile,

You look in the stands and you see grown men crying. It was special to be a part of it as a player. You've got to be The Man to have a major-league game stop for you. As a teammate you go through a wide range of emotions. It's obviously sad. I saw a tear come from his eye. But it's also great to see the fans respect and support him the way they did.

Either we're a team or we aren't. Either you trust me or you don't.

How the hell can I make my teammates better by practicing?!

I never take things for granted. I always look to help out me teammates, to win and be better.

I don' really care what people think. I don't really have to prove anything to anybody. I just have to prove stuff to my teammates.

I try to get control of the tempo, control of the flow, and get my teammates the ball in the best position to score.

I was forced to masturbate in front of teammates

My teammates are the best.

You have to gain respect from your teammates. You have to earn it.

As long as I have the support and respect of my teammates, that's all I can ask for.

My job is to be the best teammate I can be, push these guys to the limit every day, make sure that I'm being the right type of leader.

I want to be held accountable. I want my teammates and my coaches to push me to be the best that I can be.

I just want to show Atalanta who I really am and show my teammates what kind of teammate I am.

I know who I am and what kind of teammate I've always been.

If someone wears something you like, you make comments on it. And if someone wears something we don't like, we make comments on it, too. That's just what guys do, what teammates do. Besides that, we don't really compete in that space.

Well, it used to be Kobe Bryant...the second best all time...now, I have a new favorite player to play against...my former teammate, LeBron James.

We're two totally different people from two totally different parts of the earth. I think people are wanting it to be more than what it really was. It wasn't like we hated each other. We spoke every day, said what's up, had conversations, cracked jokes, just like any other teammate in here. Basketball-wise, came in, did what we had to do to get a win. Sometimes we didn't get it. We're both competitive.

This was a great game to watch and definitely a great game to play in. I like my teammate first, but I love to watch D-Wade perform. Both guys are going to be the face of this league for a long time.

The past couple of weeks the coaches have been stressing staying low and getting on the post. My teammate got the ball past their goalie, and I was there to put it in.

The players' minds were on their teammate instead of the game, which is understandable. I thought after a while that (his players) had to realize that we still had to win this game.

Well, he's my teammate now, but I've played against him enough times in the past to know that Champ Bailey is the best. The biggest reasons are his cover skills and his ability to make you pay for any mistake you make. When you don't think he's in position, and you try to take advantage of that, he has such great ability to break to the ball and make up that ground. He'll make you pay, and that's just great cover skills and pure athletic ability. He also doesn't take plays off, so he's always giving you his best.

You have to be a strong teammate when you're playing with me. And I have to be strong myself because of the controversy, just putting me against my team one second, and then putting my team against me the next second.

Tony Stewart has been a great teammate and friend for the past several years and is one of the best drivers that has come along in a long time. I wish him continued success and will always cherish our friendship.

You don't want your teammate to be hurt, first and foremost. It's a balance, because you want to play, you want to be the guy in there but you want all the guys to be healthy, and you want what's best for the team. We'll see how that goes as the week goes on and see what happens.

Both Dixie and I told Mr. Rickey we wanted to be traded, ... After just one road trip, I saw the quality of Jackie the man and the player. From that point on, I was one of many guys fighting to sit next to Jackie whenever I had the opportunity. I told Mr. Rickey I had changed my mind and I was honored to be a teammate of Jackie Robinson.

Brandon has played on winning teams his whole career, including the New York Giants. He's a winner and a great teammate and it's terrific to have him back.

Even though I will have the bullpen assignment this year, no one can replace Elrod Hendricks. I'm just proud to have known him as a friend, a teammate and a fellow coach.

Everyone was jumping on top of me. Unfortunately my leg got caught up in a weird position, and I started to scream. Joe Gramke, a teammate who also had played at Moeller, started pulling off the people. Then I got out. That field goal was the greatest thrill of my life.

Every game, T.J. always finds hustle points. Every game he is going to kick in with pure hustle plays, and those are the plays that lift you emotionally. When you see a teammate make plays like he does, you've got to kick it up a step, don't you?

Drew was a heck of a teammate and a heck of a player. He's a guy I had a lot of fun being around and supporting.

The whole team does that. When I have a bad one on the road and my hotel room phone is ringing, it's a teammate saying he wants to come up and borrow my shoelaces and belt. By no means has it ever been to that point, but they like to have fun a little bit. To be honest, I think that has made it easier for me to deal with.

It was a huge shock. I didn't see it coming. I'm absolutely shocked that one of our better players and a perfect teammate was traded before Opening Day. That's part of being in the big leagues. You just move on and be ready for tomorrow.

Seeing Paul go is a really tough loss for us. It's tough to take because of the person and teammate he has been.

Again, we put out a lot of video, and it was another situation where we had to find a school that had a need. And also the kid has got to like the school as well, and Larry did. They run a lot of one-back offense, and he has a shot to play right away. He will be going with a teammate (Jesse Fox), and he has a chance to do good in the classroom and on the football field. He's excited and it's a great fit.

Deke gave one of the best speeches I've ever heard from a teammate inside a locker room. It was pretty touching. He got the point across to everybody.

As far as me, as a teammate of mine? I love him.

As a teammate and a friend (I want) to be there for him as well for the other people who lost loved ones on the flight.

That's not a pretty sight, because you never know the extent of the injuries. The trainers don't tell you anything. The referees are telling you to get back. You've got your teammate down there, your best friend, and he's not moving. So those are unfortunate situations. ... That very easily could be myself on the other side of the field.

Albert is a great teammate and a great person who is one of the best players in baseball. I take advice from him. He wants to know how you're doing and is willing to help make me a better hitter. He always has been that way since I've known him. I'm lucky to be with him right now.

A lot of guys were open today and I just made a lot of extra passes when I could have shot, but I found a teammate who had a better shot.

The young men who participated in this generous act of support show their maturity, compassion and camaraderie for a teammate and friend. Their parents, coaches, teachers and community can be proud of all of them. I know I am.

There's a standard of behavior in the locker room, on the floor and everywhere else that I think you have to uphold as a good teammate that just isn't there. I'm not going to tolerate it. Not from Salim or anyone else on this team.

A teammate's a teammate whether he's a freshman or not. It doesn't matter if we know him as a best friend or just as a recruit coming in. We're there for him. John's got a quiet personality to begin with so it's hard to judge, but I think he's holding up all right.

It's a sad day for hockey, he's one of the greatest players ever. And probably the best teammate ever.

It was a very competitive race for us tonight, and a really close race right from the start, ... We came away with a 6th-place finish and were only 3.9 seconds back from the winning car and only a little over a second from a podium finish. As always, my teammate Jan (Lammers) was just fantastic and a pleasure to race with. The team's performance was outstanding as well.

It was a terrible piece of bad luck for Canizares... and I am certainly not happy because a teammate has been injured,

It says a lot. It most definitely lets you know that we care about each other on our team. Jerome is such a good teammate and such a good person that this is like a tribute we can give him on his day.

I told him you never know, I might be out there with you. Whenever you lose a teammate it's rough. When you lose a friend it's worse.

It's a huge game to beat Benton. It's a big rivalry. I get up for the Benton week. I think our kids do, maybe we do even more than the kids because we remember how it was years ago. I think it's still a big rivalry. We had a ton of adversity this week and our seniors really came together. We had a teammate (FCHS senior Wes Miller) who was in a coma in St. Louis. I had no idea how we were going to show up. We had some kids miss practice to go up there, and that's fantastic. They really stood by their fallen teammate. We've been preaching all week to come together as a team and I think we did tonight.

It's no secret that I love driving sports car and especially racing in the Rolex 24. Brian has been generous enough to let me share this ride, and it's pretty cool to have Boris as a teammate as well. Boris is a tremendous road-racer and he has proved he can win in anything he races. Brian is a competitor, too, but more importantly, he's just a great guy. I'm excited about this weekend.

It's too bad to see a teammate go down and a good friend like that. It's unfortunate, but I'm just going to do the things I've been doing, that's working hard and working on preparation.

It makes it that much better. It's real exciting to go with a teammate and a friend.

It's going to be so tough for all of them and I know they all do different things to help the anniversary pass, and with as little pain as possible, ... Another person I'm going to be thinking of is Brian Vickers. It's his birthday. The plane crash was on his birthday, of all things. So, as a teammate and friend, to be there for him as well as the other people that lost loved ones on the flight.

It's really nerve-wracking. You're just waiting, watching your teammate trying to beat the person, trying to keep ahead. You're waiting for your turn and you get nervous, go numb until it's your turn and you dive in the water.

It's tough. We're losing a great teammate and a guy that really helped us out a lot in Sammy....He was one of our big offensive threats and we're having trouble scoring goals, so it's probably going to hurt the team.

That's the benefit of having a teammate like T.J. who can penetrate and pitch the ball. I told him, if you get the ball to me, I'll make the shot. It was a great pass and follow through.

Everybody wants to win and had all the ability to win. And I think the push of another teammate of yours is good because you can get slack, you can think you've got it figured out but in order to stay on top you need to keep striving for the best.

Not to a teammate with as much as hype and expectations as he has.

I've got to thank Kyle for being such a good teammate and racing me clean at the end.

It was one of those plays where it was set up perfect for me. It was a good hit, but he's my teammate so I really didn't want to hurt him.

It's tough, Kevin's a determined individual and he liked being The Man. But the thing I have working for me is I am the closest in age to him as any teammate he's ever had and we are good friends. I think the key will be for us to just keep trying to help each other.

It's tough, Kevin's a determined individual and he liked being The Man, ... But the thing I have working for me is I am the closest in age to him as any teammate he's ever had and we are good friends. I think the key will be for us to just keep trying to help each other.

It's tough, Kevin's a determined individual and he liked being 'The Man,' ... But the thing I have working for me is I am the closest in age to him as any teammate he's ever had and we are good friends. I think the key will be for us to just keep trying to help each other.

They did a very good job of bringing pressure. When you have quick guards, posts and long athletic perimeter players coming at you in waves, it is difficult to get your eyes up and see if you have a teammate open and take care of the ball at the same time. It was frustrating.

They are just guys that if an issue needs to be discussed and a player doesn't feel comfortable coming to my office, he can go to a teammate to take it to me, ... Terry and Ahmed were both chosen by the players on this football team, and I just chose the other two.

They have set a good example by being positive throughout the season. A few of the guys who don't play as much are extremely supportive of those who do in both practices and games. They have realized what being a teammate means and this is a good example for our underclassmen. The younger players definitely appreciate their efforts and they respect the commitment they have made to the team. This is certainly an indication of their character.

I want to see a player on the football field. I want to see what kind of teammate they are, what kind of leadership qualities they have. I want to see how aggressive they are, how much fun they have playing the game.

It's no fun watching your friend and teammate get hit back there, and drop back and get hit every other play. I was ticked off more than anything. I was telling some of the offensive linemen that we've got to stop this thing before it starts, unlike last year when teams kept teeing off on him. We've all got to give him time to throw because if he has time, he's definitely going to pick defenses apart.

I'm really excited to be racing in Grand Am Cup this year. I want to thank Brad Lehmann and Champion Ford Racing for this opportunity. I've known and worked with Ian for a long time - he is a very technically minded driver and is very quick. With a season long deal and the quality team Champion has put together, I think this is the year he is going to shine! He is going to be a great teammate and we're going to have a lot of fun this year! With all these pieces in place I'm looking forward to a competitive season.

I knew it was going in as soon as it left my hands. I hadn't been that wide open all night. My teammate Steven (Forbes) stayed in my ear, and that kept me up when I was sitting.

I'm just throwing it out there. It would have been nice if after the 1,000-meter he could have been a good teammate and shook my hand, just like I shook his hand and hugged him after he won the 5,000.

I miss football a lot. Football made me a better teammate basketball-wise because I knew I needed my line and my receivers to block for me. Once I realized how much I needed my teammates to make me look good, that helped me as a basketball player.

I never set out to intentionally hurt any player and never enticed any teammate to intentionally hurt another player. I also never put any money into a bounty pool or helped to create a bounty pool intended to pay out money for injuring other players.

I'm very pleased with this result. Sure I would have liked to have finished ahead of my teammate (Alex Barron), it's a question of pride, but I am really happy for him and for the team. We had a good weekend. Qualifying wasn't that great, but we got it back during the race. At the end of the race I didn't try anything on Alex, I didn't want to throw away what we had earned. Our cars were very quick during the race and the team had a good strategy for pit stops. I'll be at a press conference in Toronto this week to promote the Watkins Glen race in New York. After that I'll head home to Las Vegas.