Quotes About Contentment

Always been very comfortable and happy with my role with the Spurs.

My opinion is always that players need to be happy. You cannot keep them in the squad if they are not happy.

I've always wanted to live somewhere extremely nice like Sloane Square... although that would probably be too nice for me.

My dad never graduated high school. He was a printing salesman. We lived in a two-bedroom, one-bath house in St. Louis Park, Minnesota. We weren't rich - but we felt secure.

St. Louis is the best thing that ever happened to me. I needed that peace in my life. And I've always been a semi-country boy.

I think comfort, stability, and love are the things that really let me be happy. Deep down inside I'm a little boring, I guess.

I grew up in a very middle-class life. I'm grateful for it - it has given me a lot of stability.

I've found stability. I think I've become stronger and more relaxed. I'm more curious and interested in work, and there are more things I want to express.

My relationships are fairly stable.

When you're at a club that's stable and everyone is enjoying it, it's very hard to consider leaving.

I'm cool with doing shows with 2,000 people. I don't have to rap in a stadium. As long as I can provide for my family and my art and live comfortably and live well, then I'm good.

I have conquered my space in four, five years and never had any problems with anyone - the fans, the board, my team-mates, the coaching staff. That has not changed.

I am very happy at Milan: the coach and his staff have given me a lot of confidence, and I'm also happy with the relationship with my team-mates.

I don't crave applause. I'm not one of those guys who comes alive on stage. I'm much more alive at home, I think.

We live in a flat; my wife would be happy if we had a house with stairs. Or a little cottage in the country.

Satisfaction is a major player in the happiness stakes.

Scarily, I was only about 11 or 12 when my mum pointed out my resemblance to Stan Laurel. I know he's the ultimate loser, but I was happy to hear it.

I refuse to accept other people's ideas of happiness for me. As if there's a 'one size fits all' standard for happiness.

If I'm demanding and have high standards, I'm happy about that.

We don't have very many nights out on our own, and by most people's standards we don't have much of a social life. But for us the compromise works, and I think the best thing I ever did was to have a family.

I've always said that one night, I'm going to find myself in some field somewhere, I'm standing on grass, and it's raining, and I'm with the person I love, and I know I'm at the very point I've been dreaming of getting to.

Don't go telling yourself you're in love with the man he could be; you gotta love the man standing in front of you right now. Simply put, love the person not the potential! Otherwise, he will always be disappointing to you. And whose fault is that?

Quite frankly, I don't miss standing in the box or standing on the field playing.

Nobody, from that standpoint, is any luckier than I am or will ever be any luckier than I am. It's great.