Quotes About Dedication

My grandfather was a cop in Long Island. I often try to draw on things that I've heard about him.

I was always an athlete; my grandfather and my dad are basketball players, and I played sports my whole life.

My grandfather would go to work at 6 A.M.

My grandfather Urey was my hero. He worked three jobs. He had a dry cleaner's factory job in the day and a dry cleaner's factory job at night and when that was done with that, he mopped floors in a restaurant.

I come from a wrestling background - my father and grandfather were into wrestling.

Luckily, my grandfather was willing to sacrifice everything for me.

My grandfather was the champion of the world in boxing in 1921 in the bantamweight and flyweight divisions, and I've just been involved in the fighting world my entire life.

Since I was 15 or 16 years old, my grandfather was my high school football coach and my life's been ball. Dinners we're talking about ball and college we're talking about ball.

I remember my grandmother used to always say, 'Don't put all your eggs in one basket.' But when I realized that music was inside of me, I decided I'm putting all my eggs in one basket.

My grandmother has always been my biggest fan, and she was my whole life. The only thing that kept me living after her death is my commitment to training. I took my pain out on the track.

My grandmother got into this business in the 1940s, so it's all I've ever known. So I've seen a lot of wrestling.

I've said this before, I would fight my grandmother if I had to. And she's dead.

As much as I absolutely love football I know I'm gonna put everything I have into it - that I've got a family at home and my faith in Christ is more important to make sure that's healthy! That's something that like my dad and grandpa showed me.

I really learned a lot when I worked on my grandpa's film 'Twixt' and got to be with him start to finish and sit next to him every day. That was my film school.

I don't take my fans' love and dedication for granted.

I do not take anything for granted - I like to shoulder every responsibility.

I have been playing for England since I was 18, and while I wouldn't say I took it all for granted, it just seemed to be a part of my season - to play for Arsenal and to play for England.

You can't take anything for granted so I have to keep working.

My whole career has been from scratch, so I never took it for granted that people care and support what I do.

The older you get, you might think you have it all figured out, but you are never too old to work on fundamentals. You can't take anything for granted in this business.

I don't take anything for granted; awards and all that go with it are very nice, and it's nice to get a positive response, but for me, it's about the music. I don't make music to win awards. I make music for the people.

I feel a different person in a lot of ways. I feel much more professional and dedicated to my trade than I used to be. I appreciate this ability I've got - and don't take it for granted any more. That fits every aspect of my life now.

The reason behind Hrithik being the best dancer is that he never takes his work for granted.

I still remember how my father used to wake me up at 4 A.M. and make me study. He also used to take me for a walk and then always dropped me to school. I was very disciplined, as my father inculcated those values in me. Now that my father is no more, I understand that you should not take your parents for granted.