Sentence examples similar to cornerstone of team from inspiring English sources

But draft picks, particularly early-round ones, are the cornerstone of teams seeking long-term success.

The Knicks were on the brink of trading Patrick Ewing, the cornerstone of their team for the past 15 years, but a four-team deal that would have sent him to Seattle unraveled last night.

I want to be a cornerstone of a team, a leader.' " He had just about arrived, as a third-team all-league selection with the Reed-built Nets, when he died in a car accident on a rain-slicked German autobahn before the start of the 1993 N.B.A. finals.

Allison calmed him – and turned him into a cornerstone of the team.

The Mets have already parted with the other cornerstone of that team, Jose Reyes.

The cornerstone of the team is defense built on speed and explosiveness and disruption.

But the cornerstone of each team has been an intense, switching man-to-man defense.

Still, for the last few years, it has not been the cornerstone of the team's success.

"Blokhin recognises Shevchenko is no longer a cornerstone of the team," said the Ukrainian journalist Oleksandr Sereda.

Without Özil, Germany would have been deprived a cornerstone of the team that won the 2014 World Cup.

Just as Brady and Manning each epitomized his squad's character and offensive personality, Revis serves as the cornerstone of a team built on defense.