Quotes About Attitude

Some people asked me if it was going to be a downer to come back and play on a college team after playing on a world championship team, and I don't think they understand what it is like to play here.

You have to come in to major championships, and your attitude has to be on point.

I wasn't skilful at all... but I'm not saying I was that bad either! I used to take my chances. I was more of a midfielder and therefore a weird striker.

Excuses change nothing, but make everyone feel better.

If I can't change the world, at least I want to change the way people look at it.

We can't change the world except insofar as we change the way we look at the world - and, in fact, any one of us can make that change, in any direction, at any moment.

There is nothing in which people more betray their character than in what they laugh at.

If I'm characterized as a character actor, that's fine with me. Whatever they want to call me is fine.

My best characteristic is that I don't take things too seriously. And my worst characteristic is the same one. There are times when my family wants me to take things seriously and I'll be mucking about. So I'm aware it's annoying for everyone else.

I want to show that I have the same attitude to the game and personality that my hero had. I only ever met Ronaldinho once, at a charity event in Rio.

When I got successful and people started talking about me, I didn't want anyone thinking I thought I was a 'big time Charlie.'

Charm, I think, is education, really, no? I was educated to be nice to everybody. If you want to be rude and mean, I'm sure your life isn't that nice.

Because I grew up with women, I have a certain amount of charm, and I'm all right to get on with, kind enough, funny enough, blah blah blah.

I'm very old. I haven't got time to be charming.

When I was younger, I used to find stories about divas charming. Not much anymore.

I'm not charming to people I don't like.

I could care less about the pop charts.

I've never chatted up a girl in me life. I've always let girls come to me. I've never approached a girl to chat her up.

We're a big check mark on everybody's schedule. I told them it's just another challenge, let's go after it.

I don't have an ego. I check it at the door.

The 'Red and Meth' show was good, but it wasn't good to me. I just looked at it as an experience and a check.

When you think about retiring, you're done. You already checked out.

People are always telling me to cheer up.

I didn't listen to Girls Aloud growing up - no way. Too cheesy, man!