Quotes About Commitment

If you are going to be a champion, you must be willing to pay a greater price.

Whether it's a friendly match, or for points, or a final, or any game - I play the same. I'm always trying to be my best, first for my team, for myself, for the fans, and to try and win.

I've always believed that you can be whatever you want to be if you are willing to sacrifice and dedicate yourself.

It takes sacrifice as well as talent.

Do what needs to be done, when it needs to be done the best way it can be done, and do it that way every time.

I am very determined and the sport is my passion. I believe I am born for running.

They say that nobody is perfect. Then they tell you practice makes perfect. I wish they'd make up their minds.

I play with a fear of letting my team down. That's what motivates me.

I've been proud to be a lifelong Chicago Cub and still be with the Cubs. That's always been important to me and I think it's always been special

I'm trying to do the best I can. I'm not concerned with tomorrow, but with what goes on today.

Play with passion and heart. If you don't carry passion into sport - or into any job for that matter - you won't succeed.

I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.

Hockey is an amazing sport and it has definitely had a positive impact on my life. But my dad always said school comes first, and if I didn't do well in school I didn't get to play hockey.

Everything I have in this world, I owe to the sport of boxing, and I won't ever forget that.

Not only is there more to life than basketball, there's a lot more to basketball than basketball.

I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.

Oh yeah, I mean every fighter has got be dedicated, learn how to sacrifice, know what the devotion is all about, make sure you're paying attention and studying your art.

If you are confident you have done everything possible to prepare yourself, then there is nothing to fear.

No one has ever drowned in sweat.

As someone that was a good ambassador of a growing sport, that always wanted to fight the best fighters and always gave the fans the best he could give.

The challenge and the energy running requires may be a selfish one, but it actually motivates me to be stronger in my relationships.

Play every game as if your job depended on it. It just might.

I chose baseball because to me baseball is the best game of all.

There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.