Quotes About Dedication

The way I like to think about it is, even though I started music early - I started in classical music - it wasn't until I discovered jazz that I really fell in love with music and realized this was what I wanted to do for a living.

At one point that's all I cared about, being a pro athlete. But I realized I wasn't athletic enough.

While I was doing these plays in the beginning, I wasn't getting paid. I thought of it more as a hobby. Then I realized how seriously a lot of these people took what they were doing.

Sometimes it was difficult to make friends and be social in school because I was always practicing while other kids were getting together and doing things. But it just made me closer to my family, and I realized that they would always be there no matter what.

I mean, I guess I realized subconsciously that this is what I should be doing before I realized it, consciously. Verbally, I don't think I had committed to it, even though I was driving everywhere, every night, just trying to get on stage.

Once I started realizing I could lose people at the line of scrimmage, and essentially run a route on air. I figured that that was the way to go. So I just put a lot into that, and obviously I made it a big part of who I am as a football player.

So I got into growing grapes, not realizing that there was a heck of a lot more to it than meets the eye.

After failing four times and after working for other people and realizing that nobody paid attention to the food like they should have, we wanted to just pay attention to the food and service.

I've always been in awe of filmmakers and their patience in realizing their vision because I could never do that.

Service is key. And as I have more on my plate, and I have more ambitions and more goals and things I want for myself, I'm realizing more and more how important it is to be a servant.

I don't really like the word 'dream' because that makes it seem like it's something that's never going to happen. Playing in the NBA, since Day 1, it's something that I've wanted to do and I'm realizing all my goals now.

If you really want to do it, you do it. There are no excuses.

If you really are passionate about it, you're just going to find a way to make it happen.

Honestly, I never really put the mic down.

I really don't have time for nonsense.

I beg. I call. I badger. I cajole. Part of the secret is everyone has fun and that's really motivating.

In the political realm, when I say I'm going to give everything, that means I'll represent the people to the best of my ability.

That's what people don't understand: whatever you do in life, you have to be consistent at it because that's when you'll reap the rewards from it.

Mum and dad have worked so hard and shown me that if you work hard you will reap the benefits.

I fell in love with singing, and through singing, I learned how to write songs. Anything you're consistent with and that you do all the time, you're gonna reap benefits off it at one point. You're not gonna get worse!

There's a God of football, who makes you reap all that you've sown.

My entire career proves to me that if you believe in what you're doing, you will reap the benefits.

When I was a kid in the business, you always had in the back of your head this feeling that if I screw up, I might be fired. So you went out every night and tore your rear end up to make sure that you gave the best performance you can and learning constantly because you never had that idea of 'I'm so great, I'm never going to be fired.'

I enjoy watching England but I won't rearrange my schedule just to make sure I'm in to see the game.