Quotes About Priorities

I was very different from other badminton players. I did not bring badminton home. I wouldn't eat, sleep, drink badminton or talk about it to friends.

I don't have any children, but I can leave my land to an animal sanctuary. That is what I dream about, not bags, not shoes.

But all the money in the world cannot make you happy either, so there has to be a balance.

I think at the end of the day you have to find a balance with what's really important.

A person has got to balance work and life and family in order to be a balanced person.

I really want to play interesting roles, but you want to work, so it's a balancing game.

It was very clear to me early on that balancing work and family was going to be very important.

I go to bed really late - if I just sleep I won't have a life outside ballet.

It's almost like when you don't have money, you think it's important. And once you have it, you're like, 'Was I really happy because I have more money going into the bank? No.'

Everyone wants the biggest car, the biggest bank account, the biggest house. I don't want any part of that.

There comes a point where it doesn't matter how many zeroes are at the end of your bank account.

People who are talking about banning IPL, they should think about many other things that are troubling the country. People who want to look after IPL will do.

Do I do bar mitzvahs? No. You know, you've gotta draw a line somewhere.

Barack Obama doesn't think this country should be number one. If it were number 35 it'd be fine with him.

Barcelona wanted me to play for their B team. But I wanted to stay and win the Copa Libertadores and after that I didn't want to go down to a B team.

I barely get any time for myself.

I spend a lot of money on shoes and barely any on clothes.

It's ridiculous to have to base your relationship on money.

I've got a wife, four kids, a business, and a baseball career.

I did make a choice when I got away from baseball to be there to get my kids off to college.

I don't turn off being a dad. It supersedes being a baseball player.

I never wanted to go to drama school. I thought that was too many eggs in one basket.

I don't watch college basketball.

I've always felt that, you know, the Almighty has a lot of things to do other than help my basketball team.