Famous Quotes & Sayings

Patty's our captain and she's worked on her leadership skills. She's gotten so much better at setter it's unbelievable.

It is a position of huge responsibility. When you have such a limited time to pull the side together, you need a strong captain with a big influence and a wealth of experience.

Graeme Smith

The appointment of Jacques as vice captain is most welcome because he has so much talent and experience to impart to the other players. His knowledge of all facets of the game will help my captaincy considerably.

That was great. Pete's a captain and he's really stepping it up. I had complete faith in him in that situation.

Clive Woodward

Martin and I spoke earlier this month about his decision. I made it clear during the Rugby World Cup that I would have liked him to captain England in our defense of the Grand Slam, but I fully support his decision.

Jack Falahee

I think my darkest days were probably when I was catering. I would go to these parties and pass out hors d'oeuvres, and it's like you're invisible. I remember one catering captain told me that all you are is a tray that comes into their space for a moment and then you leave. It was one of the most depressing things I've ever been told.

Ian Woosnam

I think if the captain can get the team right and get the enthusiasm up and the morale up, then he does play a big role,

Rahul Dravid

I think he did a great job as a captain in his first series and he's truly shown why is the greatest all-rounder in the world at the moment.

I think Jim Tobin is a great captain of the ship.

Greg Chappell

It is disappointing that what was a private discussion between the captain and myself has become a cause of public speculation. Even more disappointing is that much of what has been written does not represent the discussion fairly,

Andrew Demetriou

I don't know why he ran from the car, I know we can all speculate . . . but he was a fool, he's quit the captaincy, he's paid a price . . . . He's a fool because it's not a good image for a captain of a football club. But he's been dealt with by the club under the code of conduct.

John Tortorella

I don't care if you're projected as the star of the team or the captain of the team. I don't care if you're the grinder of the team. I don't care if you're the ice cream man. If you don't push and play with intensity, you are not going to get your ice time.

Andrew Flintoff

I am just keeping Michael's job warm until he comes back. I have enjoyed captaining the side but Michael is our captain and I am looking forward to him captaining again.

Mike Adams

He wanted me to be more vocal, ... I've got to be a captain out there. I've got to take control.

He coordinates the defense on the field. He's the team captain so if we're on defense and I know we've got Murtaza in goal I'm feeling pretty good even though we don't have the ball.

Harris was trying to stand up for a teammate, as a good captain does. He's been a great leader for us, and we missed his presence on the field.

Shane Warne

I wouldn't be prepared to say that. It would have been very nice to see Shane captain, and where he's had a chance to captain the side he's done very well.

Jackson is a new goalie and he has already gotten some compliments from college coaches. I don't know if natural goalie is the appropriate word, but he is fearless. The goalie is considered the captain or leader of the team and he is growing into that role very quickly and his stick skills are excellent.

Kathy Wooley played big for us, tremendous. Then her back started hurting and she just couldn't go any more. Talk about a warrior. She's a team captain and I can't say enough about how she played the middle for us.

Just to be on the team with the greatest player in the world as your captain is the greatest honor in the world.

Joey's always very encouraging, very positive and upbeat. That's why he's a captain as a junior.

William Cowper

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Mike Richards

I think it hits everyone hard when you lose the captain of your team. He's worked so hard to come back, to have his season cut short, you feel for him. To have a guy like that go out of your locker room is pretty tough.

I felt I had to step up. I'm the other captain on the team (with Webster), and captains are supposed to lead by example. I told myself that I would go out and have a good second half, and not force things like I was in the first half.

Duncan Fletcher

It is a concern, as captain he has done well for us and he is a major player. We have always had this worry that in the future he might not be fit.

I was commander of two different divisions, then I was promoted to captain of operations, which was over all the divisions. I sill have my finger on the pulse of the operations, still talk to the men.

Having three captains on a cross country team is rare. But that's a sign of how strong our leadership is this year.

W. S. Gilbert

He's a great leader for us. In the locker room, he's the guy that gives us a spark when we're down. He's a tremendous leader. He's got a great voice and people listen to him. All he's here for is to win, and the guys follow in his footsteps. He's always there to lead everyone and put in his voice. That's why he's the captain the last two years. He's played that role to perfection.

Sam Johnson

Going in, I wanted to improve, but I wanted to mature as a person. I wanted to set an example. I knew coming into the season people would come to me, especially underclassmen. I knew as a captain that I had to strive to be someone to look up to.

He's kind of like our big brother. That's what a senior should be, and he's everything that a senior should be and a captain should be.

Lou Piniella

He's been one of my favorites I've ever managed, ... He could very easily have been captain of the team. If I had chosen a captain, with all the great players we had, I think Danny would have ended up taking that position.

I don't think you have to be a specialist to see what his state of health is ... if during the crisis the captain is not on deck, that means he is seriously ill.

Stephen Fleming

I don't support super sub rule but the power play involves some manipulation as a captain and I quite enjoyed it,