Quotes About Legacy

There's no greater gift than thinking that you had some impact on the world, for the better.

Being elected to the Hall of Fame is about your career pretty much and your impact on the game.

I think most of the impact I have over time most people will not actually know about.

I can't imagine a more fulfilling thing for a writer than that you've made a strong impact on the lives of other people. Just because I've heard it before does not mean I don't want to hear it one more time.

You can win a championship, but the amount of fulfillment that I get knowing I've impacted a whole community is bigger than a championship for me. It's what I stand for. It's how I live. And I think that's how the world should try to see itself to impact other people's lives.

I want to be here for my family. I want to make stuff in Australia. I want to take what I've learned and contribute it to the industry. I think there's a moral imperative to do so for people like me.

If I don't tell it all now, the story in the history books will always be imperfect and that would be wrong.

The horror of a death without dignity has so much implications for the people who are left behind.

The awful importance of this life is that it determines eternity.

I'm very fortunate to have been raised in my family. I learned early about the importance of giving back.

The historical importance of a composer does not always go hand in hand with the quality of their work.

The family you come from isn't as important as the family you're going to have.

It is important to know where you come from.

Appa is a huge part of my life and he will always be an important part of it.

It's an important thing to remember where you came from.

I try to make my kids happy, so when they grow up they can look back and see a father who did important things for their country and tried to make history.

Since I was a child, I have had this feeling that the most important work I'd do would be with my family.

I have a purpose and a meaning in life, and I have to fulfill that. Being a champion is great, but more importantly than that, you get to be an inspiration and a role model to other people.

Kaye was such a loving and compassionate person and she was the foundation of our family. Kaye was always at my side throughout my career as a player, coach, NFL analyst and, most importantly, as a parent to our three daughters Meagan, Lauren and Lindsay. They will miss their mother dearly.

I started Athletes vs Cancer as a way to honor my mother, but now giving back has become a part of who I am, and more importantly, this is a key value I hope to pass on to my own sons.

You can't impose a legacy.

I think to just single out a highlight of Elvis's career is pretty much impossible. As far as being a fan of his, a lifetime fan, there were just too many highlights.

Oh, I'm impressed with Lorraine Hansberry. She was a genius at whose feet I could sit.

I look at the athletes who have come before me and been so impressed with what they have done and been inspired by what they have done, but I've never really looked at the stats of medal counts.