Quotes About Dedication

In my career, if you follow my career and watched everything that I've ever done from the time I was in high school to where I'm at now, I've always been able to reach the pinnacle. In football, I was able to win championships and go to bowl games in college, be an All-American linebacker, and there were a lot of things I was able to accomplish.

Football is to be enjoyed and I've enjoyed my life in football for many years, it's the pinnacle of my career and I want to enjoy it the most.

We think it is a really important part of your journey, as an international player, that you come in and you want it to feel like it's the pinnacle of the game. That you want to come back into that environment. You don't want to think, 'Well, I'd much prefer playing for Sussex,' or your county.

No question, when you're talking about Grand Slams, they're the pinnacle of the game, and that's what I want to be winning.

It's hard to pinpoint a 'moment' that validated years of work.

During the song 'Chai Mein Chini' Sridevi had to keep her Chinese make-up on for hours. It was very painful since her eyes had been narrowed and there were pins all over her head, but she kept the make-up on without any complaint.

Well, having a pint is not going to stop you from winning a gold medal, but for me the question was 'is this going to help me win a gold medal?' if the answer was no, I'd cut it.

I believe I deserve to be respected as an athlete because I'm a pioneer in this sport.

The truth is that it has not been my pipe dream to have a restaurant. I know restaurateurs, and the amount of work that goes into a restaurant is nothing short of insanity. It's a real commitment, and most restaurants don't make it, so the odds are really against you.

Once I saw Roddy Piper I knew exactly what I was going to be doing when I grew up.

If I'm on the pitch, I want to just try to give my best performance every game.

I just know that I love football,and when I'm on the pitch, I want to win.

When people pitch me their ideas in a T-shirt and jeans it shows they can't be bothered.

As a professional, I have always tried to stay concentrated on the pitch, but it was not easy.

At Inter, I was the best-paid player in the world. But it's not a question of money, because when I go out onto the pitch, I only have one thing in mind - winning.

When I'm on the pitch, I just want to give as good a performance as possible.

Borussia are my old love, and that will remain so, but I identify with Barca 100 percent, and on the pitch, there is only one club for me.

People don't see the determination behind getting on the pitch every week.

I'm addicted to football. When I get outside, I just want to stay on the training pitch.

I just try to go to the pitch and finish the game not being able to complain to myself knowing I have given everything.

If there was any magic formula, it was getting to pitch every fourth day.

It's on the pitch you have to do your talking, and it is the coach who makes the decisions, so the best I can do is show my best form.

I just want to keep improving myself as a player and a person and hopefully continue to enjoy being on the pitch.

Many players enter the pitch just to change shirts, but I don't.