If we are a good team and know what we want to do, one of us can defeat tons of them.
Interpretation
A strong and united team can accomplish much more than individuals working alone.
This quote by Jack Ma emphasizes the power of teamwork and collaboration. It suggests that when team members share a common goal and work seamlessly together, they can achieve extraordinary outcomes, overcoming obstacles and challenges that would otherwise be insurmountable for individuals acting alone. The strength of a good team lies not just in the sum of its parts, but in the synergy created by their joint efforts and shared vision.
In practice
In a corporate training session to inspire teamwork.
Hong Kong people say Hong Kong needs to preserve its uniqueness. I say Hong Kong's uniqueness is in its diversity, its tolerance of difference cultures... China does not want to see Hong Kong in decline. I have full confidence in its future.
It's not that other countries steal jobs from you guys. It's your strategy. Distribute the money and things in a proper way.
Helping doing business easier, we choose the name Alibaba because it is a global company. It is founded in China, but it was created for the world.
In the beginning I just wanted to survive. For the first three years, we made zero revenue. I remember many times when I was trying to pay up, the restaurant owner would say, 'Your bill was paid.' And there would be a note saying, 'Mr. Ma, I'm your customer on the Alibaba platform. I made a lot of money, and I know you don't, so I paid the bill.'
Even if your competitor is still small in size or weak, you should take him seriously and treat him as a giant. Likewise, even if your competitor is massive in size, you shouldn't regard yourself as a weakling.
A leader should have higher endurance and ability to accept and embrace failure.
To make peace, one must be an uncompromising leader. To make peace, one must also embody compromise.
I have no other view than to promote the public good, and am unambitious of honors not founded in the approbation of my Country.
People want guidance, not rhetoric. They need to know what the plan of action is, and how it will be implemented. They want to be given responsibility to help solve the problem and authority to act on it.
When I was15 years old, I couldn't look at the NFL and look on TV and say, 'Boy, there's a head coach, African American. That's something I'd like to do.'
The ultimate test of practical leadership is the realization of intended, real change that meets people's enduring needs.
I am more afraid of an army of 100 sheep led by a lion than an army of 100 lions led by a sheep.
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