Quotes About Ambition

I want to take care of my family for generations. I want to have my head turned into a bust in the Hall of Fame.

I'm not in this league to be an All-Star. I'm not in this league to make the Hall of Fame. I'm not in this league to make the all-defensive team.

When I started playing the game of baseball, the more I played and the better numbers I got, the more I started thinking about the Hall of Fame. But I never thought I had a chance to be there.

I always wanted to say I came out of the cornfields and got to the major leagues. That was my biggest thought. But now I can say I came out of the cornfields and got to the Hall of Fame.

I'm trying to make the Hall of Fame.

I always believed I would be in the Hall of Fame when my career came to an end. I just didn't know when.

I wanted to be like 'Kids in the Hall.'

I want to be a Hall of Famer, have an impact on my franchise, and you can do all of that by winning a championship.

I do not know how it is to be a great player, to be a Hall of Famer. I want to learn.

I was on my way to becoming a Hall of Famer and having my name in the rafters, but three surgeries in 14 months, that is not good. I wasn't the same player.

I play this game to win Super Bowls and be a Hall of Famer.

I'm not hesitating on that. I am a Hall of Famer.

I dream of being a Hall of Famer one day.

As a boy, you never really thought of Hall of Fames, you never really thought of records.

I can't practice every practice or play every play like, 'Oh, I'm trying to get in the Hall of Fame.'

I believe, regardless, I can be a Hall of Fame player, and that's what I'm excited to be. That's not gonna change just because I played at a small school.

I made that decision around the time of 'Halloween,' whether I wanted to continue trying to be a singer and rock and roll player or get into movies.

High school at LaGuardia really was like 'Fame.' People would sing in the halls and look for ways to show off their talent.

I believe this: If an actor wants a role or wants to work with somebody, then you do everything within reason to try to get that role. If they want you to audition, you audition. If they want you to screen-test, you screen-test. If they want you to come and tap-dance in their hallway, you tap-dance in their hallway.

I always wanted to be one of the best players in the world like Zinedine Zidane, so it was great that I ended up playing at West Ham against some of the best players in the world.

I wish to play again for West Ham before I finish my career.

Acknowledging that there's something you desire, not going after it, and deciding that, 'You know what, it's fine; I'll just focus on what I do have, make myself a ham sandwich, and call it a day,' isn't happiness. It's denial.

I was enjoying life at West Ham; I really was. I wanted to do the whole five years there, become a favourite with the fans, and end my career there.

When I saw there was interest from West Ham I wanted to become a part of what they are building here.