Quotes About Commitment

I don't want to leave the sport saying I could have run faster. I just want to be tapped out, like I gave it my all.

Never have a club in your bag that you're afraid to hit.

Everybody sort of questioned why we get married on New Year's Day, and of course, the avid sports fans wouldn't come, because they had to watch the Rose Bowl or whatever that is on that day.

Decide upon your major definite purpose in life and then organize all your activities around it.

True Grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done.

I didn't set out to beat the world; I just set out to do my absolute best.

There are guys who play lacrosse, and there are lacrosse players.

If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400.

Beckham is unusual. He was desperate to be a footballer. His mind was made up when he was nine or ten. Many kids think that it's beyond them. But you can't succeed without practising at any sport.

If you're looking to be a professional athlete on the top tier of any sport, my best advice is to put everything you have into it. If you're not, somebody else is. It's got to be all or nothing.

Winning does not always mean coming in first...real victory is in arriving at the finish line with no regrets because you know you've gone all out.

To me, hockey was always tremendous fun. That's what kept me going for so long. I simply love to play hockey.

Playing the sport has taught me about teamwork and how to be a good team player, social skills and most importantly, dedication.

I don't think I can play any other way but all out . . . I enjoy the game so much because I'm putting so much into it.

The most important thing in a person's life is his faith and how he translates his faith into practical deeds.

If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practiced back then. We did it every minute we could.

Everybody has something to prove each year. Everybody has a responsibility in this game. Even the batboy.

I just made up my mind that I was going to lose my teeth and have my face cut to pieces.

To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice.

Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.

I played the game one way. I gave it everything I had. It doesn't take any ability to hustle.

A successful coach is one who is still coaching.

If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.

A boy shows how much he wants to play in the spring, when it's tough, and during two a days, when it's hot and tough.