You can never advance the ball on defense.
Every passion has its destiny.
The ultimate is not to win, but to reach within the depths of your capabilities and to compete against yourself to the greatest extent possible. When you do that, you have dignity. You have the pride. You can walk about with character and pride no matter in what place you happen to finish.
Your life is a gift from the Creator. Your gift back to the Creator is what you do with your life.
People make a big mistake when they say, 'I need to be motivated. ' You motivate yourself. I might inspire somebody, but that person has to be motivated within themselves first. Look inside yourself, believe in yourself, put in the hard work, and your dreams will unfold.
God has given me the ability. The rest is up to me. Believe. Believe. Believe.
I was constantly told and challenged to live my life as a warrior. As a warrior, you assume responsibility for yourself. The warrior humbles himself. And the warrior learns the power of giving.
I have nothing but respect for the Lakers. So many of their legends shaped who I am as a person and player.
When we think of work, we think of work as an act of service. We think of it as an act of love for humanity.
I'm a football player by trade. That's what I do,. . . So I did everything I could to make myself a football player again.
One doesn't stop seeing. One doesn't stop framing. It doesn't turn off and turn on. It's on all the time.