Quotes About Dedication

I try to be the best version of me that I can be, whether it's acting or on a personal level.

In the case of 'The Deep,' because of the people involved, the talent and the real lives of people who died, I wanted to make the most honest film I could. And sometimes that's the best way to go: Just make the best version of the film you can.

Hosting various versions of my countdown program has kept me extremely busy, and I loved every minute of it.

Having done so many versions, I never felt like an artist in 'Swan Lake.'

I want to develop a championship culture that's filled with high-character people that are dedicated to becoming the best versions of themselves.

I liked the game, I enjoyed the game, and the game fed me enough, and gave me enough rewards to reinforce that this is something that I should spend time doing, and that I could possibly make a priority in my life, versus other sports.

To become the kind of person you want to become, you've got to have discipline. It's easier to keep to your standards 100 percent of the time versus 98 percent of the time.

I never starved. And you know, whatever talent I have, I've relied on that, versus image or star. I have just said, 'Hire me if you want somebody good.' I tried to be as good as I could be every time out, and that's kind of bridged the decades.

Coaching takes patience. I'm more enthused when teaching players who want it versus when I have to.

I'm just excited that I get to put out the music I love versus music just for the sake of it.

A great team versus another great team, your performance is going to go down. But my job is to improve my consistency where, when I dominate against the lesser teams, go and do well and do the same amount of work when I'm going against the Alabamas and the LSUs, and it will come.

Listen... it's one versus 38. You win 10% of the time, you're a Hall of Famer.

We get so enamored by speed, size, vertical jumps, and all these other measurables and tangibles. But what makes a great football player isn't size or speed. Great football players know how to play the game, and they push harder than guys twice their size.

I am a very simple person in real life and I enjoy what I do.

Stay focused and stay determined. Don't look to anyone else to be your determination - have self-determination. It will take you very far.

It's very hard to be a good actor, you know. It's easy to be cute.

No student ever attains very eminent success by simply doing what is required of him: it is the amount and excellence of what is over and above the required, that determines the greatness of ultimate distinction.

Missionaries are very human folks, just doing what they are asked. Simply a bunch of nobodies trying to exalt Somebody.

Religion is very important to me. I respect the rules of Islam, and I pray five times a day, always.

It's very corny, 'never give up' - but it's just a great quote that I always follow.

A guitar is a very personal extension of the person playing it. You have to be emotionally and spiritually connected to your instrument. I'm very brutal on my instruments, but not all the time.

You see, rock and roll isn't a career or hobby - it's a life force. It's something very essential.

I am a very loyal man and always keep my promises when I commit to something.

I've always seen first responders as unsung heroes and very special people because, when everyone else is running away from danger, they run into it.