Quotes About Commitment

I have busy nights.

For me, it was a lot of hard work doing theater eight nights a week around the country, going from job to job.

I loved writing 'Two Brothers' more than anything else I have written. It's the first book I've written that I've always known I wanted to write. Having said that, it also kept me awake at nights.

I used to spend my nights oversewing dresses for a local dressmaker in order to pay for my school equipment.

If you're going to choose to do something like the Paleo Diet, then you choose not to enjoy your nights out.

There's no off nights. When you think it's an off night, it's not.

Our schedule is intense. We do this for five nights a week, so injuries can happen very easily with the demands of the job. It's just the nature of what we do and sports in general.

Over the years, it's funny: my guys will tell you and anyone that I have a problem not giving 100 percent. Because there are some nights where I probably shouldn't actually say everything or do everything I think I should do.

Anytime you can start the season off with a new organization and see all the work they put in - guys in the shop that I don't even know are working late nights.

Most nights of the week I make it a point to get home in time to have dinner with my wife. It's a simple routine to maintain my work-life balance.

Obviously, there are nights in any job when you don't want to be there, but that's when the pride factor comes in.

I've been a Nike athlete since day one.

Beyonce was just always full-out. She's like a beast. So you learn that no matter how you feel, just do it. Just like Nike: 'Just Do It.'

I'm like Nike, just do it.

Most working days I can be at my desk for nine hours a day.

I happen to be lucky in that I knew what I wanted to do as far as a career since I was nine years old.

I give 110% while I am working. I know I do, because I have been doing this since I was nine. This is a way of life for me. So whether it be successful or not is not in my hands. I still do my job, the best I can.

I have been involved with the USO really my entire life. The first show I did for the USO, I was nine years old.

And you've got to remember that I'm also the father of nine children.

I auditioned nine times for 'Delhi Belly,' and it was torturous!

I've wanted to adopt since I was eight, nine years old. I really do think I will.

By the age of nine or ten, I knew that I loved history and writing. It got hold of me and never turned loose.

I can handle a lot of work. I've always been able to. I'm a very focused individual. I come to my studio at about 7:30 in the morning and exit almost 5:00 P.M. In that time, those eight or nine hours, it's kind of laser focus on whatever I'm working on. There aren't really any distractions or anything.

I love the game. But I love my wife and kids more. I can't tell you how many sacrifices I make throughout the season. I leave the house at 4:15 A.M. and get home at 7 P.M. and see my kids an hour every night. It's been sacrificing for nine years. It's not just about what's best for me. It's about what's best for me and my family.