Quotes About Well-rounded

I think the Pistons have such a well rounded team, which is why they're so successful. All you have to do is look at the stats defensively and at their rebounding and scoring.

I'm a guy that can play three downs. You don't have to take me off the field. I value blocking.

I believe that children have to grow up as all-round personalities, but it cannot be at the cost of academics.

Man is designed to be a comprehensivist .

Good students are good at all things.

I recognize that I possess a very special intellect, but at the same time, I recognize that I'm lacking in a lot of areas. But being well-rounded is greatly overrated.

If we give a hundred percent in whatever we do in life, practice one art form and pursue one sport, we eventually tend to evolve truly as 'A Complete Man (or Woman)'.

In any case, I was less unhappy than the teammate who wondered whether the purported tribute of being a well-rounded detective was a jibe around his weight.

Like some people just really think this is all you do, is play basketball. It's like, 'no actually there's other stuff I like doing, there's other stuff I love doing.'

At 13, I concentrated on my school work and playing sports, which, to this day, is something I still believe is very, very important.

Lil' Nog had some trouble with Jason Brilz primarily because he put a scramble into every position he had. Nogueira would be going for a half guard sweep and Brilz would use his wrestling to create a better position. Nogueira is a very well rounded fighter, but I think the main thing he lacks is a good wrestling base.

I didn't just swim when I was younger. I did ballet, horse riding, everything. I was very active.

The kind of encouragement I had as a child to continue sports was brilliant. Like any other family, my people asked me to stress more on studies rather than swimming. But, my mother said 'He enjoys it and should balance both studies and sports.'

Try to be a whole person. Not just a night person, or a day person. Be the kind of person who can live in both.

The way I've approached my career, I've always tried to be pretty good at everything. I think if you ask players about my game, they would say I'm pretty good at everything, but I don't think they'd say I'm the best at certain things. Maybe that's my strength, not having a serious weakness or many weaknesses. I just try and be solid.

I have experience at every position... I think that's a plus for me.

I'm not one of those football people who thinks and talks nothing but football.

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." ? Robert A. Heinlein, writing as Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, design a building, conn a ship, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve an equation, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

Artists don't come much cooler and well rounded than Lady Gaga. Love and respect.

If you look at the people who have high impact, they have pretty general knowledge. They don't have a really narrowly focused education.

I am convinced that we must train not only the head, but the heart and hand as well.

Stay open-minded; stay focused. Train hard and train smart. For me, the older I get, the smarter I have to train also, because the recovery time is longer. Work on everything: become a well-rounded fighter - don't just be good at one thing; be good at everything.

It's important that our children are raised to be educated, well-rounded tax-paying citizens that understand the importance of technology and science.