Quotes About Commitment

In the year 2013, I fought six times. I fought four times in two-and-a-half months.

I fought probably 23 or 24 times when I was over in China, in a year.

Even in my first year in the UFC I fought five times in the year.

It is true that the Thackerays have never fought elections. But we have never backed out from responsibilities.

Getting out of bed is like the foundation of the discipline, and I think it carries over into everything else.

I think the most important foundation about any relationship is just being honest. You've got to. My wife and I are honest to a fault with each other, and we're best friends on top of it, so we're very fortunate.

I love what I do; that is the foundation of whatever I do.

Passion? Of course it's necessary, but it's more important to have footballing foundations, certainly, when developing players.

A lot of guys think you're almost supposed to just get stuff but you've got to put in the work, you've got to lay the foundations.

The big value of the founder running the company is really two things: the knowledge and the commitment.

If the founder comes to work every day, and it's a struggle, that permeates the whole organization.

We do think founders should be treated like athletes, going for gold really hard.

I began playing drums when I was seven and guitar when I was fourteen, but it wasn't until the early '90s that I took music seriously.

After two years with 'Donna,' they offered me a new contract, but I said no. I didn't want to be the fourth man through the door any more.

Of course I want to be on the floor in the fourth.

Training hasn't been consistent for the last week or so which was a bit annoying, but going into the competition I just had to get myself into the right mind frame.

I'm the wrong person to not be professional around. When someone calls 'action' and we're in the frame together, I'm gonna run you over. You're gonna get eaten alive.

Things take time my friends - they take a lot of time to create and 'GoT' is the last place you're going to find half baked work so it's all about making sure they fill the frame with as much capacity as possible and making it as real and right as possible. Small price to pay for the amazing quality that comes out of that show.

I'm trying to be a franchise player one day.

I think I'm a face of a franchise. I can make an impact.

I want to be the future of a franchise.

We all wish we could stay with one franchise and it work out the way it work out but it doesn't necessarily work that way, but you've got to keep balling.

If a franchise wants me, they'll take me.

A franchise player, to me, is a guy like Kirby Puckett, Cal Ripken, a guy who's been in one organization through their entire career.