Sports Camaraderie Advocate Prints

"I'd say your pride trumps mine!!!" "Me, too!!!"

Coach to football players: 'And no cuddling!'

Welcome to the Team

'We're like family. I look out for them. They look out for me.'

'Yes, Jenny, I know I'm always reminding the team to be good sports, but you really don't have to thank the ref after every call.'

HR - Helping Relationships

Belief and Trust.

Workplace Shinanigans

"Nope! He'd never set eyes on a water cooler in all his years in the office!"

'In case the guys organize a game.'

"Look, I'm the bobblehead of this team."

'It's a symbiotic relationship. That lineman can crush quarterbacks with his bare hands...'

'Seize another day... This one is mine.'

"Sometimes I think the collaborative process would work better without you."

'So you're the referee who had the courage to call a Technical Foul on Bobby Knight.'

'And remember: when introduced to the other team's captain, make direct eye contact and give a firm handshake...'

Victim support

"I love it. Just shake it up, and it's a snow day."

Cricketer battered after facing an over from a fast bowler.

'They were in Vietnam together. Then they went into business together, retired together, and now they're on the doldrums together.'

Personnel and Admin is alright but you can't beat the foundry for good tea.

Witch Rowing Team

'Look here Frobisher, you've adhered to the rules. You haven't cheated, self-aggrandised or whined about money. That's rather unsportsmanlike of you.'

'Players treat me with a lot more respect since they found out I'm a retired colonel.'

'Hard morning, Patricia?'

'Never mind. It's not the winning, it's the taking part.'

"We have a certain spirit here, Cosgrove. We call it 'esprit de corporation'."

'Where's Neville today?'

"Thats for missing the bunt sign!" "Yeah, and that's for striking out on ball four, you loser!"

'due to all the trouble you imaginary friend got you into last year, we transferred him yo another class, this year.'

'Remember, no hitting below the belt.'

It wasn't really an office romance. They just liked to look out for each other.

'Let this be a lesson...never laugh at someone who double-faults match point!'