Quotes About Acceptance

You don't have to strive to be right, because you of faith are made right.

Finding the calmness or serenity in oneself effectively diffuses the judgments of others

What people resist the most about spiritual healing is changing their minds.

When you find yourself surrounded by sane people excited about your idea and lending support, you realize, perhaps, you are not as crazy as you think you are

I didn't lose the gold. I won the silver.

My athleticism was really the core to social acceptance, because in those days the overwhelming number of students came from more of a public school background than I did.

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.

Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.

Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable.

Baseball has been good to me since I quit trying to play it.

Racial distinctions should not play a role in sport.

People throw away what they could have by insisting on perfection, which they cannot have, and looking for it where they will never find it

There is no room in baseball for discrimination. It is our national pastime and a game for all.

What has benefited me the most is learning I can't control what happens outside of my pitching.

I am still young. I have a lot of time. And if someone breaks my records in the future, I won't cry. That's sport.

I could have played football for two or three more years. All I needed was a leg transplant.

I have no problem with my hips - I can still do the things that I used to do. I can run, I'm just not the fastest person on the field anymore.

If you try to fight the course, it will beat you.

Decisions are more apt to be accepted when you've listened to suggestions first. I wanted them to see the reason behind what I asked of them, not to do things just because I said so.

I am not looking for perfection. I look for the best in me.

I also feel I adapted. I was willing to try to fit into any role. The way I figured, it was always up to me to prove my worth, that I deserved to be here.

You can't afford to live your life with regrets.

Disability is a characteristic like hair color; it's not a defining principle.

The only difference between me and those other great Yankees is my skin color.