Quotes About Success

All the money my mom spent on lessons paid off.

You always learn lessons in business.

The idea of me writing something that I'd get to be in as well was not what I saw coming. I do think that life works that way. When you kind of let go of something and accept that it hasn't worked, it takes all the pressure off, and then you end up getting it.

It's very difficult for an entrepreneur to let go. It's very hard to sell a successful business. People sometimes hold on until the business has no value at all.

I got let go at City, but I always believed I could play at the top level.

People say the league is changing and they say your name - it lets you know you're doing something right.

I hope to do the 'Letterman' show, 'Leno,' all that.

Having the letters UFC behind my name is not the be-all, end-all it is for someone. Some people think once they get into the UFC, that's it.

By letting parents and students decide what is best for them, our education system is working the way it should be - equipping students with skills to succeed.

I enjoy business, being an entrepreneur on every level. I really enjoy it.

Getting to the NBA really helped me personally on a lot of levels. I liked it so much that I wanted to stay there.

When you accomplish certain levels of success in a number, you want that number to always be a part of you. In a way, you're bringing that success with you when you're wearing it.

Once you start going out putting expectation levels on yourself, you lose the concept of trying to win the game.

When you make people a lot of money, it gives you leverage in Hollywood.

Leona Lewis made some really nice albums.

To think that we are all the same and going to follow the same journey, that is wrong. We are going to support and liberate people, to give people as many opportunities to succeed as possible without being prescriptive.

Everything in life is a fight. Everybody wants this microwavable life, and it doesn't work like that. I'm here to say, 'See what I went through? Look at me now.'

Every day of my life is a dream goal.

I started playing basketball very late, and for me to make it to the league so fast... I've always said my life is a movie.

Having all this success in Australia is life-changing and incredible and has given me the opportunity to come to the U.S. and get started over here.

Playing in the NBA has been a lifelong dream.

I'm just happy to be drafted. It's my lifelong dream. Wherever I end up, I'll be happy.

I've made these films, and I'm really proud, but my lifestyle hasn't changed.

There was a period of time early in my career where I was like, 'I'm gonna definitely fight. I definitely want to be a part of this lifestyle.' Then there was a period of time where I had so much success in the sport of wrestling, and I was like, 'I don't really need fighting.'