Quotes About Dedication

First I was still excited and elated about winning the Rhodes scholarship. That was an amazing feat. But then I put my iPod on and started listening to my pre-game music and started to switch my mind to football and was just hoping that the jet would land as quickly as possible so that I could get on the field and help my teammates win the game.

I just wanted to play hard - just to give my 100 percent to help my teammates, to help my team to win the game. That's my only goal going on the court.

I don't play for nobody else but my teammates and my family. That's it.

Go out there and play hard, understand your teammates, understand the other team's gameplan, understand your coaches' philosophies and what they want you to do. There's nothing better than showing, though; more than talking, you have to make your actions speak louder than words.

I love my teammates and I'll go out there and play for them, and that's who I play for every night.

Kobe Bryant demands his teammates to be the best every night, and he's not afraid to challenge them. He's not afraid to challenge them publicly, he's not afraid to challenge them in the locker room, and that's what you need from a leader.

I think I've worked hard for everything that's happened but I know I've had a lot of support from family, friends, and even at Florida State. My coaches and teammates have supported me in everything I've wanted to accomplish.

That's all I seek every practice and every game, to progress in some way, be coachable and try to be the best I can be for my teammates.

When I do play I try to be the best to help my teammates.

I must continue to work hard to help my teammates. Competition always exists in football.

You want to go out there and you want to show up for your teammates every Sunday, and you do everything you can to make sure that happens.

I think naturally I've been kind of a lead-by-doing guy. Just showing up to work every day. You never ask teammates something you wouldn't do yourself.

I actually prefer teammates that have emotions. It means you care, compared to a guy that's kind of just nonchalant and goes about it like it doesn't matter. So I want guys that care. I want guys that show they care.

I don't really take punishment from fights; the punishment is from the training, from my teammates.

I just focus on what I can do myself, which is work hard and try to compete with the teammates I have.

So if I'm on the court or on the bench, I'm just going to support my teammates, no matter what.

Whenever I'm on the court, I just want to do whatever I can to help my teammates win the game.

I want to train to win the confidence of the coach and my teammates so I can get good performances on the pitch.

As committed to my Lakers teammates and the organization as I am, I ultimately play basketball for my family.

My mentality is I have to be better for my teammates.

I'm very driven, and I play with a lot of passion. So sometimes I'm a little too amped up because I love playing football and I'm very passionate about this game and playing for my teammates.

If I hit a game-winning shot, right, and I run back down the court and shake my teammates hands, it's because I expected to make it. Because I've practiced or I feel I've worked harder than everybody else. So why would I then go nuts, go crazy if I expected to do that? People don't understand that part about me.

I can't think Kansas City enough for embracing me for who I am, my teammates for fighting every single day.

I can't wait to have my first real UFC fight when there are actually fans around and my teammates and coaches are there.