And historically the owners have used loyalty to a team or a city to hold players as opposed to always paying their worth.
The whole Miami Heat team is my least my favorite athlete. Why? Because they keep beating my Pacers.
Soccer isn't very social. Plus, if you don't like someone on the other team, you can do something about it.
I have scored against every team, every country, every defender in the world.
I know about two things: 'Rocky III' and Clubber Lang, and 'A-Team' and B.A. Baracus. That's who I am!
Everyone in my high school was a bit nerdy. We didn't even have a football team.
I don't know if we are the best team in the world. I am lucky to be playing alongside some of the best players around. It's a dream.
A family member of mine was diagnosed with lymphoma, and the treatment they're getting wouldn't exist if it weren't for the work that Team in Training does. I want to support them.
A chance, as a coach, to take a team to the World Cup finals is probably as high up the tree as it gets, certainly with one-day cricket.
I'm competitive. I'd love another chance to be part of a Stanley Cup championship team. That'd be awesome.
I have no intention of letting this decision change the way that I approach my training and preparation for games, but the time has come for me to realise that I have gone as far as I can go with this England team.
I'm reverent toward my sources. History is a team sport, and references are how you support your teammates.
Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives?
No matter how good a driver you are, you have to have the right car and the right team behind you in order to succeed.
I was first to break the news about the death of Lady Diana. The CNN team couldn't get into makeup fast enough.
There's nothing greater in the world than when somebody on the team does something good, and everybody gathers around to pat him on the back.
I think there is a lot of good in making the All-Star Team. People look at your career a little bit differently.
I've always maintained - a captain is only as good as his team. It is not about my leadership, it is not about me.
Luckily, I have the good fortune of being on the same team as Ray Lewis. I don't have to face him on Sunday.
If you played the game the right way, played the game for the team, good things would happen.
I definitely feel like I'm a really good playmaker, a really smart point guard that can lead his team and win.