Quotes About Chance

Everybody knows that there are quality players at centre back for Madrid and for me that's the day-to-day challenge. That's why it's important to be ready to take advantage of every chance that comes up.

Sometimes things just pop up right in front of your face and you have to take advantage of it.

All the cliche stuff that everybody says but doesn't necessarily take to heart, that's honestly all you can do. All you have to do is put your best foot forward every time you get on the floor and stay ready and hopefully have the blessing of staying healthy and take advantage of the opportunities when you get them.

The way I look at it is I try to take advantage of every opportunity I've got.

So for me, it's just continue to go out and work hard and do what I've been coached and let the other guys take advantage of what they do successfully and then just let the chips fall where they may.

If I get a chance to make a play on the ball, I take advantage of it.

I'm basically going out there every week and trying to take advantage of my chances.

I have to work and give everything and when I'm given minutes I have to take advantage of them, as I have always done.

I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad.

I'm not afraid of taking big shots and things like that. It's a 50-50 chance. It might go in, it might not, but I'm not scared to take it.

People say you make your own luck; I don't think that's the case, but maybe you contribute to your luck by recognizing it and taking advantage of it.

It's being in the right place at the right time and taking advantage of your opportunities.

I think it's a matter of taking advantage of your opportunities in life.

It's about taking advantage of the opportunities you have right now, and right now we're in a position where you call somebody and they're willing to pick up and take the call because they're a fan, you have to take advantage of that and have a chance to capitalize on your ideas.

Games are all about taking risks.

I have taken lot of risks in life, and I believe that life is about taking risks.

The thing about taking risks is, if it's really a risk, you really can fail. It's only a pretend risk if you really can't fail.

If I had to give odds, I would say 30 percent of whatever good fortune I've had in this business has been luck, and 50 percent has been casting - so that's 80 percent right there. And 20 percent is just working really hard and taking risks.

Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.

Talent is not enough. You need to be in the right place at the right moment.

During my early acting years, I was told that to succeed, you needed personality, talent, and luck in equal measure. I contest that. For me, it's been 99% luck.

One lapse of judgment can cost and talent isn't everything. A huge slice of good fortune in needed to make it to the top, and without that element of luck, you've no chance.

You do need to get lucky, no matter how talented you are.

I've always found that once you're in the door of a place and you have the chance to show how you operate and how talented you are, then anything can happen.