Quotes About Dedication

My own ambition in the ring had always been skillful boxing, speed and defense - on the order of Mike Gibbons.

For me, tennis is a sport. It's not a job, it's a sport.

I'd be cheating everyone here, the staff and rest of my teammates, if I wasn't able to stay on top of my work. It was almost like therapy, to come back and get in an environment I'm comfortable with.

Tennis is so competitive. I guess that's the way it has to be.

Gymnastics is not at all as popular as, for example, soccer. Gymnastics as a sport isn't promoted very well.

In terms of history and sports, I don't think people will forget.

I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing... and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team!

Hard work is the only way to go. Strive to be the best you can be and remember that when you try your best, you can't ask any more from yourself, and people can't ask any more from you.

Just give it everything you've got and bowl as fast as possible.

When I was younger it was twice a day with a game on the weekend. Then when I got older, three times a day everyday in college and on the national team.

For me, it is just the total experience - from the time I first started as an assistant coach until I wound up at the University of Texas for 20 years.

We had a great group of guys when I was there, five of us, I think. It's a great competition. Every practice was hard. I think that's helped us a lot, everybody that was there.

Not that money is a driving force. It's an honor to play for your country.

People like us are afraid to leave ball. What else is there to do? When baseball has been your whole life, you can't think about a future without it, so you hang on as long as you can.

I found myself in a race with Mother Nature to play as much baseball as I could before she forced me to stop.

When I entered the sport of boxing I wanted to be one of the best and be undefeated. And I was able to attain that, not just one championship title, but four.

Don't mistake activity for achievement - practice the right way. - John Wooden I only play well when I'm prepared. If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

We devote our entire lives to becoming good ball players. We take batting practice until our hands bleed.

I don't have any pangs to where I want to be with the Broncos.

But I was so wrapped up in sports growing up as a kid, that I think I was going to grow to be a pro ball player. But I found out real quick that was not going to happen.

I started taking ballet lessons when I was three and a half and I still take dance classes.

I think there are some players born to play ball.

There are some guys out here that can really play golf, but it has not been their focus for that long.

Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field.