Quotes About Success

From a small market, nobody had heard of me. ESPN had guts, they had courage, they rolled the dice. A guy flew into Portland, we got a rare snowstorm, he was stuck there four days, John McConnell listened to me, and he recommended me.

When I was really rolling in Portland, I was top five in minutes.

If you go back, 'The Great Gatsby' would be a portrait of the rich and fortune made by business.

I definitely am drawn to strong females who are successful, smart women because I am a woman like that. I think it's important to portray those kinds of women on film and television.

There are those who are value-oriented and those who are success-oriented. However shouldn't an actor deliver an image to his audience through roles he chooses to portray, based on his beliefs in life?

As an actor, I am extremely fortunate to portray Milkha Singh on the big screen.

I think once you get noticed as an actor you get roles irrespective of the characters you portray.

I think every time there's a show like 'Modern Family' or 'Will & Grace' that portray gay and lesbian characters and is successful, it just further opens the door.

To give a successful character portrayal on stage or on film, the part has to be played inside of you.

When success comes, it changes everything, so I'm interested in portraying what that's like, and I think I have a lot of connection with that.

When I was younger, I could never have imagined that me at 24 would have already won a league in Portugal, a league in France, a league in England, and playing for the national team.

I've been fortunate to play with many great players, including Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal.

I really feel blessed to be in a position I am, to even have an opportunity to play in the league.

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.

I look at goals, like, what do I want to do and where do I want to see myself. What position to I want to be in going forward.

I want to keep on improving as a player and become the best... one of the best midfielders in my position in the world.

You do everything you can to be successful. You know that you have to win games. It's a must. So you do the things that put your guys in the best position to be successful schematically.

A high-powered, successful woman doesn't necessarily have the same support behind her that a man in that position would. Plus, she's expected to be a domestic goddess, as well as the best wife, mother, friend, and lover. But it's not just in politics: you see it in acting, too, and in journalism.

I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money but I didn't have it for many decades.

I am 33 years of age. I have 500 or 600 appearances. I know what I have done in football. I know how hard I have to work to be in this position.

A lot of guys who have never choked have never been in the position to do so.

As a kid growing up in Canton, Ohio, you never see yourself in a position to play in the NBA, much less have somebody pay you to wear shoes.

Most great men start in that position, with very little and that's what motivates them to get where they're going.

We're trying to put ourselves in the best position to win, period, if not this year, next year.