Unselfish Quotations

We have for a long time neglected our children. They are our richest treasure. We must give them time, attention and the love of our pure, unselfish hearts.

Sweeter than the perfume of roses is a reputation for a kind, charitable, unselfish nature; a ready disposition to do to others any good turn in your power.

I am the most unselfish chef in Britain today.

What is enthusiasm but a passionate belief in what seems to be a high and holy aim - an unselfish devotion to some noble cause - a consecration of heart and mind and soul to the attainment of a great object?

We are pretty unselfish when it comes to scoring.

We started clicking on all cylinders against Blackhawk. The kids were very unselfish that game -- they passed up good shots for great shots by someone else.

We're starting to come around as a team, we're really playing unselfish basketball. It's becoming a recurring story just about every game, we come in and play well together.

We're starting to be unselfish and make good decisions.

When he got sick, giving him a kidney was the least that I could do. There was no hesitation involved. There was no decision involved. I had to do it. Kevin never asked it of me. Even with my wife, there was no decision to be made. He was the most unselfish person I knew. I never regretted it.

We accomplished what we needed to. We're really swinging the bats right now and a lot of kids had unselfish at-bats when the game was still tight. We had some walks and a couple of kids got hit and then the big boys knock them in. We just don't have an easy out in the lineup.

We really knocked down some threes, and that kind of separated things quickly. We continued to be unselfish out there. We're getting more and more assists each game, we're making the extra pass in order to get a better one. Coppola set the tone with his finishing at the beginning, and we're shooting the ball better.

We're a pretty unselfish team. We all like to keep each other involved.

We're an unselfish team. When you move the ball, you get the best shot. The ball is getting into the right people's hands at the right time.

Louie's the most unselfish back I've ever met.

She's so unselfish and such a team player that we have to remind her to look to score.

She's very unselfish and she just wants to be a part of this team. She does what she can to make this team better overall.

She's like a coach on the court ? she gets the girls together, makes them focus, gives direction out. That maturity level about her is fabulous, she's very unselfish ? too unselfish at times. And in pressure situations, she wants the ball in her hands. She doesn't put up (big) points, but she puts up everything else.

She had a nice stretch there. Brittany played a very unselfish game and she and her teammates came away with the win. It was nice to be able to coach her one last time.

She can do so many things with the ball, and scoring is only one of them. In fact, all of our players are so unselfish when it comes to getting points. Tiffany Daniels, who doesn't get to play much, passed up an open shot to feed her teammate Ally Hearn. That's just the way our girls play, which makes them a success, win or lose.

She can be too unselfish at times. She's a very team-oriented person.

She does other things for us on the court besides scoring. She's actually a very unselfish player. She just wants the program to be successful.

Shannon (Brown) was very unselfish today and Maurice (Ager) came to me at halftime and said, 'I made some good shots in the first half and in the second half I'm going to go out there and put them down.' That to me is a great feeling knowing that the relationship between the coaches and the players is that confident.

She is probably the best athlete in our conference. Between her athleticism and passion for basketball, it really makes my job easier as a coach. She's a great kid and extremely unselfish player. We had to forcer her to take the ball and go to the basket. If I had her for all four years, she would have hit her 1,000th last year. Growing up on a farm gives you great work ethic; it can really give you a balanced upbringing.

She is the most unselfish person in the whole world. She really was. She was willing to alter her whole lifestyle for Cody.

She is such a strength for us in the middle. She's very unselfish and produces the attack for us.

(Neely) has a knack of finding her teammates and also knows when to take it to the hole. She's unselfish and just a tough competitor.

On offense, we were being unselfish and I thought that was good. There's a lot of different guys out there that can score for us. Now, we just have to be smart and learn how to use them all.

Only where we ourselves are responsible for our own interests and are free to sacrifice them has our decision moral value. We are neither entitled to be unselfish at someone else's expense nor is there any merit in being unselfish if we have no choice. The members of a society who in all respects are made to do the good thing have no title to praise.

If we come out playing unselfish like we did against Sky View, we can take anybody on.

I am so happy for Ricky. He has played a great role for this team all year. He has been unselfish and has been a really good team guy.

But Adam and Pat both have earned the right to play. They both are good enough to win with. The nice part is we can run the whole offense with both. They're unselfish and understand their roles.

I hate to compare this team with last year's, but it's a one-and-done tournament. We're a very unselfish team, and that's really helped us.

Fulton made a decent comeback in the fourth quarter, but our guys calmed down and played good basketball over the last three minutes. We really played unselfish basketball and this was another great team effort.

I give all the credit in the world to our seniors. This team is so unselfish and focused on winning; that's all they care about.

He's become a legitimate post player in the league. Tonight, he showed he's also a very unselfish post player. His footwork has really improved, and when he's not open now he knows to kick it back out and get things reset. He's taking instruction much better. Next year, his goal will be to get stronger.

He did the bunt on his own. I have confidence in him to handle the bat and get a ground ball to the right side. He's an unselfish player.

He has to be able to score for us some. We can't play 2-on-5. It's hard when you can't score from every position. He's an unselfish player, but sometimes being unselfish can be selfish.

He give us the flexibility to do some things with our lineup, by him being able to play both defense and forward. He's got an unselfish personality. He's got some speed and one year he scored 14 goals, too. So there's some ability to shoot the puck and score.

This was one of the more unselfish games we've played. The kids were looking for each other. Even the jayvees in the fourth quarter were looking to get the ball to those who hadn't scored. It was nice to see.

We just have to keep playing hard and playing like we're capable of. Our trademark through the years has been unselfish play and that's the way it has been this year. The kids understand what needs to be done and nobody forces the issue.

We're obviously thrilled for Michelle. She's become a leader of the team. She's a very unselfish player who has about five assists each game too.

When he was struggling early in the year, he would come and talk to me about it. I tell him to take his shot. He's very unselfish on the floor, and I tell him to be more selfish on the floor and look for his shot more.

He's a coach's dream. He's so unselfish and cares about his teammates. All he wants to do is win. And I don't believe we have seen the best of him yet.

Her role in this game was to go offensively until they stopped her. She did a great job of that in the first half and was extremely unselfish in the second half.

He's almost too unselfish because he loves to pass. So tonight, he really just tried to take it to the hole and play. There's not a lot of guys in the state his size in any class.

He's been really unselfish for us. He's been outstanding for us this season. He's got a great on base percentage, and he started out the season batting third for us. But we thought he'd be most effective at the top of the order.

He's a team player first. He's a defensive player second, and he's an offensive player third. He's just the ultimate of an unselfish young man. He's a great student, the kids love him.

He's a very unselfish player. We've seen Ryan do some amazing things the last two years.

He's a very unselfish player. He looks for his teammates more than he looks for his own shot.

He wants to play. I trust him because I know how unselfish he is. If he didn't think he could step in and run our game plan, he would tell me. As you saw on the practice field today, he's very sharp. He knows what he's doing.

He is such a weapon. He is so quick that he can get to the basket just about anytime he wants. When they do stop him he is unselfish enough to find the open man.

He is such an unselfish player. He loves to be a playmaker, but at times he would rather set someone else up for a goal instead of scoring himself. There are times when I think it would be easier for him to score instead of passing the ball off to one of his teammates.

He likes the coaches from Pitt and that is a big selling point. He has family and his coaches from high school that want to see him play. He doesn't want to go four or five hours away because the people who got him where he is will not be able to see him play. This school is in his own back yard. This is an unselfish decision on his part and I'm proud of him for that.

He is one of the most unselfish players I've ever been around. The things that Willie has done for our team during his career, you can't measure.

He is very unselfish and a great shooter. He has great character and will fit in with our team for three years.

I was lucky. I was in the right place at the right time. I moved into the box, and Landon made a very unselfish play to pass the ball.

Jake is in a groove at full back. He helps us establish the interior game we really have to have. He's more than accepted the role - that is a very unselfish person right there. You're looking at a kid who invested a lot of time in the summer to become the quarterback, but at this point and time we need him at this position.

Johann is so unselfish that he sometimes hurts himself. The reality is that he shoots the ball very well from the outside. So after halftime, I had to tell him, 'shoot the basketball' and he did. I just wanted to remind the rest of the county that this kid is a double-threat. He's not a kid you can just pack down on. He doesn't get stifled and he knows how to pick you apart.

I think it says a lot about him being unselfish and seeing the talent in Steven himself.

I thought we started the game slowly. We showed a little trepidation in the first five minutes. Right now we are just trying to get better and play at the level of our ability. I thought we were unselfish on offense and aggressive without being reckless on defense.

I thought we were very unselfish as a team. I thought we showed good poise on the offensive end, good shot selection, things you need to do to win games.

I think the play from the bench tonight is a step in the right direction. Our kids are starting to understand that's an unselfish thing they can do for Galesburg basketball.

Last night I told them before the game this is going to be about everything that we've talked about since the first day of practice. Unselfishness. Team work. Team defense. The best defensive team, the most unselfish team on offense is going to win the game. That's ultimately the way it played out for our guys.

I thought we played decent basketball. We saw the floor and passed the ball well. It was unselfish basketball that got us the win.

I thought that was a very unselfish leader thing to do. That's the kind of thing that brings you together as a team.

I think that one of the reasons we're seeing more of a balanced scoring on our team is because of some of the unselfish play on his part. This year, he's really starting to turn into more of a complete player. Last year, he was mostly an offensive player. This year, he's really starting to bring up his defense. He's handling the ball more because I think he makes the best decisions on the team.

I think any time you shoot the ball really well, it hides a lot of mistakes. I think we did a nice job of executing and were very unselfish with the ball. When you do that, good things happen.

Lauren is a leader by example. She's passionate about the game and does a good job. She is a different type of player than I've coached in the past. She's really unselfish and will do whatever it takes to win.

I thought we were extremely unselfish moving the ball. We attacked the glass very, very hard. I think it was just a really solid overall game by this team.

Jared is a team player who leads by example. He is the son of a coach, and his unselfish attitude reflects that. He has done everything we have asked him to do.

Jess was aggressive with her shooting today. That's something we have been preaching for two years. She is such an unselfish player.

Kyle is a complete player. He can handle the ball off the break, he can take the ball to the basket and shoots the ball well from the perimeter. But the thing that sets him apart is how unselfish he is. If he has the ball and you?re open, he will get it to you.

Our kids are very unselfish and very basketball intelligent. The only way we can win is to play that way.

Our preparation was so good this week. Since we lost to Payson a few weeks ago, it refocused us. We're staying within ourselves, playing unselfish basketball. We're playing well right now.

Our starting group really stepped up tonight. They're such an unselfish team.

People look at those tattoos and think he's just some kid from the street. What they don't know is that Ray is an extremely hard worker and an unselfish teammate. He's determined to do bigger and better things with his life.

My off-the-field heroes, the people who gave me the values to live by and who inspired me with their hard work and unselfish dedication to their family, were my mom, Catherine, and my dad, William.

My parents have always been an inspiration, raising two children and sending them both to college while each holding full-time jobs. Both of them have been so unselfish in all of my 18 years, and have always given whatever they could to me first before they even thought of themselves.

Matt (Moses) is the hardest worker I have coached in my 17 years. He can do it all, shoot, pass, rebound and defend. He is such and unselfish player, almost to a fault. I have had to beg him to shoot on a daily basis.

Mark will give us a physical presence on the interior. He has good court awareness, make good decisions and has an unselfish approach that will help will make him a good fit in our program.

I was very pleased with our unselfish play today. Everyone was looking for someone else on the floor and that contributed to our success this afternoon. It was good to see our inside game produce some points for us. This was a good and it was great to be back home in front of our fans.

I think our team embodies the spirit of what Coach is all about, which is teamwork, which is unselfish play, which is a commitment at both ends of the floor to play together, team defense, team offense, giving yourself up for your teammates. As we continue to win, they all get recognized.

I think her biggest strength is her all-around game. She maybe doesn't score as much as other people think she should, but she is unselfish and does the little things to make us successful.

I'm so impressed with how Terry runs practice and how the guys are responding. We just have to stay quiet, stay humble and win games. Just go play. We have a very unselfish team.

I'm impressed with their guard play. And their decision-making and their unselfish offensive style.

That was certainly playoff basketball by the Cavaliers. It wasn't playoff basketball by the Wizards. My team (is) not playing the way they were supposed to play. That hurt us. It's a problem we have to correct. Our team didn't have the body language. We didn't have unselfish play. We were undisciplined. We lost our focus.

That's the real key to this team. It's the most unselfish group of kids I have ever been around. They all put the team first and they care about each other. It's a very special basketball team in that way.

Michael is the most unselfish player I have ever coached. His passion is team chemistry and that has made us a better team.

When the (college) coaches were recruiting him (earlier in his career), the comment they made time and again was how unselfish he was and how willing he was to give the ball to the seniors. That says a lot about his character.

You have to embrace and welcome the role that you're given. A lot of people on the outside always said to me, 'You need to have statistics to say you're a great player.' I didn't buy into that. The only statistics I looked at were wins and losses. Whether I was catching two passes in a game or clearing the way for Jerome, I just wanted to win. There was a year when I had 18 receptions and six went for touchdowns (in '97). I made plays when I had to. I just don't think you can make a fair judgment on a tight end based solely on numbers. I'm sure Heath feels the same way about this, because from what I've heard, he's an unselfish kid who wants to be a winner.

We were unselfish and pushed the ball a little bit. It was one of our better shooting nights of the season.

We were unselfish and played hard as a team.

We don't care who scores. When somebody is on, that's who gets the ball. We are very unselfish as a team. Everybody has their role.

We played really well today. We were very unselfish and passed the ball well. They shot more than 50 percent from the floor in the first half and I explained to them that we needed to do a better job of contesting shots. In the second half, we made the necessary adjustments and it really feels good to get this first one on the road.

We played very unselfish today in front of the goal. We had a lot of opportunities to score but made a pass instead of allowing their defense to make a play.

We played unselfish basketball. The girls were willing to give up the basketball and move the ball around.

We had her playing more facing the basket. She saw the floor real well this season. We had lots of people make better cuts, and she did a good job of distributing the ball. She's a real unselfish player.

We had a lot of unselfish play, and that led to a lot of easy baskets. We've just been playing a lot better basketball these last two to three weeks, and it is continuing to show.

We were so tense . . . I don't think we ever did relax and get in the flow of Canyon View basketball. But at the same time we did the things that you have to do be successful ? you guard, you rebound, you're unselfish and you make free throws going down the wire.

Today we know this country has changed forever because this one great unselfish woman kept her seat to defend all her rights,