Quotes About Dedication

The sterner the discipline, the greater the devotion.

For writing, getting off our buts means getting on our butts-putting it into a chair and not moving from the chair for a set period of time.

Most people get an appointment at a beauty parlor... I was committed!

Some people take certain things and they try to forget what that pain felt like. I don't. I take that same pain and I chase it every time I walk in a weight room.

You can't take no breaks.

Basketball is always a piece of my life, but never the centerpiece.

Steve Ovett, Sebastian Coe, Steve Cram - the vanguard of our cream

I had never picked up a basketball before. I went through a grueling audition process. It was almost as if I was learning to walk. It would be like teaching somebody to dance ballet for a role.

There was the misconception out there that I retired after the 2008 season, but that was never the case. I wasn't done with basketball yet, and I'm still not done.

I am as passionate about the England team as anyone.

I was built for the long run, not for the short dash, I guess.

Only a monomaniac gets anything done.

Wayne is truly blessed. He doesn't just have ability, he has a fire inside him.

I play fantasy basketball and fantasy football, soccer.

Let every one ascertain his special business and calling, and then stick to it if he wants to be successful.

Being a winner is more than getting a first place trophy, it is acting like the effort was an honour and the trophy is just a decoration.

I want to consistently play well and win titles. I'm only at the beginning.

I have always found it an honor that people have wanted to buy my shirt and an honor that fans turn up to watch the team I am playing in. I have always found that a huge honor.

At the end of the day, I'm a footballer who has played at some of the biggest football clubs in the world and played with some of the best players in the world.

Throughout my career I have been pretty successful, I've played for some pretty big teams, represented my country quite a few times, and played for managers without sentiment.

I've worked hard all my life.

Basketball used to be my top priority.

You really have to believe it.

The fruits of your labor will bare the fruits of your success.