Quotes About Commitment

Don't you understand anything about commitment, about being a pro, about sticking with what you say you wanna be?

Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again.

Far and away the best price that life has to offer is a chance to work hard at work worth doing.

Far and away, the best prize that life has to offer is a chance to work hard at work worth doing.

Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.

I am a follower of the Spain team. I think I did things correct, with the greatest honesty, always under the premise that I would say yes to Real Madrid.

Spain is such a competitive league, and for the players to give up La Liga, it's such a tough decision.

I had some other offers from other teams from Italy and Spain but when Chelsea came to get me, I did not think twice.

Protecting the dignity and the security our seniors have earned is a commitment that spans generations and party lines.

My attention span, when it comes to exercise, is pretty minimal.

If football is your passion in life and you would rather play football for 20 years and have a shortened life span, that's your choice.

The career span for athletes is very short-lived. So you aren't being, perhaps, the smartest person if you don't take care of your family when you're able to.

Both of my parents sacrificed a lot. My dad, Tero, would drive me to training every single day. My mum, Teija, came to Seville to help me. She did everything for me. It was such a big place to go at 17. Even if you can speak English, it doesn't matter there. It was all Spanish. They don't do English.

You can't win any games in the Spanish league by giving only seventy or eighty per cent. You always have to step on the gas.

Of course I would like to return to Spanish football, but I promised myself I would be a success in England.

Asian players have more in common with the Bundesliga than with Italian or Spanish leagues because they are wedded to the team cause, are hard-working and disciplined.

I am flattered Serbia are interested in me and for the great effort they are making. But I am Spanish and my desire is to play for Spain.

If I have to play 5, I'll play 5. That's what we've been doing for years in the Spanish team.

You don't have any days to spare if you want to improve!

If you want someone, you have to be willing to wait for them and trust that what you have is real and strong enough for them to wait for you. If somebody jumps ship for you, that fact will always haunt you because you'll know they're light on their feet. Spare yourself the paranoia and the pain and walk away until the coast is clear.

Every spare second I would write, somehow. On my lunch hour, too.

I've been lucky, my wife's been amazing. Any time we've had cricket matches she sends me to the spare room to get some sleep. She takes care of everything.

I was working two landscaping jobs; I was recording songs in the spare bedroom. I would get up at 4 A.M., go to work, get back at 6 P.M., have nap, then start recording, just go until I fell asleep.