Quotes About Commitment

Players build up friendships with each other, so when a team-mate wants out, part of you understands that he is torn and you know you can't begrudge him a move. But the other part of you wants him to stay because you want to win games.

Then you have to be with somebody who understands your job. Understands there are gonna be dollybirds going, 'Hi I'm Candy,' and be prepared to ignore that. And also be prepared to be there when you get home. That's a difficult job.

Every NBA player, every athlete, I think once you get to this level in life, whether you have kids or you're about to have kids, understands that this is so much bigger than this sport.

If you get a great wife who understands the demands of someone in athletics, I think that's important.

My wife is used to Formula One, and she understands the life.

Wil Cardon understands what Arizona needs in Washington. He is committed to getting our economy back on track, upholding our country's rule of law, and looking out for Arizona families.

My son, he understands being an athlete and being a student-athlete and how important it is that those two things go hand in hand.

Every United player understands what United is about. The players understand it is a privilege to play for United.

I love to play football. And I think anybody that's ever been my teammate or I've been theirs understands how much I love that.

Life has not changed much after marriage. I went straight back to work. But I guess changes come after having a baby, not after marriage, especially if you are married to the right person who understands your lifestyle and profession.

My wife understands it's a business and I'm working for her and our son. But I never worry about it during a training camp because the focus is my opponent and only him.

I have a T-shirt that says, 'Ball is life.' My wife says 'That's an understatement for you.'

The purpose of the mission must be thoroughly understood beforehand, and the men must be inspired with a sense of personal dedication that knows no limitations... In an age of high technology and Jedi Knights, we often overlook the need for personal involvement, but we do so at our own risk.

A group is as healthy as its 'social contract' is clear; a congregation as faithful as its covenant is mutually understood; a pastor as effective as the pastor's and people's commitment to trust and integrity is honored, guarded, and fulfilled.

I think my wife understood from the day I met her how important she was to me and how important it was for me becoming a husband and a father.

I've never understood why we would want to deny all the joys - and the challenges - of marriage to anyone. Which is why I think any loving, committed couple - gay or straight - should be able to get married.

I didn't understand at first why I couldn't meet a guy for so long. But as time goes by, I understood why actresses usually get married late. I think their hearts for work become bigger and happiness from the work takes the most space in their hearts.

With athletes, it's never fully understood the level to which we push ourselves. Especially in an endurance sport.

I read a quote by James Dean when I was 17; he said, 'I'd rather starve than do a whole bunch of work that I don't care about.' The older I got, the more I understood what he was saying. If I want to do a whole lot of work that I don't care about, then I would probably be working in a law office somewhere.

My mom just brought me to the school of my coach. And I've trained with him my whole life. I started there, and it was totally natural for me. When I got to be 12 years old, I understood: it wasn't a job for me. It was my life.

One has the responsibility to oneself, to the writer, director and the people who put up the money, to put out the best of what one has experienced and understood about the human condition as it relates to the role one has been hired to portray.

It was understood that when I left to do the pilot that I wasn't coming back.

I got married because I wanted to do something that was more than I understood, because my feelings were more than I understood.

I've never understood why you would turn down a great role.