Quotes About Commitment

All I can do is make sure I show up to fight, and then they have no choice but to pay me.

If I put my name on something, I'm going to be involved. I'm not just going to put my name on it and not pay attention.

That whole rivalry with the fans is not something that I can pay attention to right now. This is my new home, and whatever I can do to help out Seattle is what I need to do.

I took to heart the instructions my father drilled into my head. Respect the customer. Pay attention to her. Take her package to her car. You broke your neck to get what she wanted because you never knew when the next customer would come along.

I don't pay attention to stats or anything like that. I just pay attention to how I play and the intensity that I play with.

When someone is there for you, has your back, that's somebody to pay attention to because that's a friend.

It's mind-blowing that I have to pay attention to every little detail. But it's my name. It's TanaCon. And if anything bad happens, bad security or whatever, it's on me. So, I've been putting my heart and soul into making this the best that I can.

If you don't love your job, you can't maintain the discipline in playing that many years. It starts with the love, discipline and taking care of your body. Understanding the older you get, you have to pay attention to every single detail.

I've learned you have to pay attention and stick with the game plan.

I have not left the house after 6 o'clock without a paycheck for years.

Never drew a paycheck outside of baseball.

My mom and dad - they were always there. They were always on the set. They focused on our family life. The entertainment business wasn't the end-all. They weren't out to get the next big paycheck or the next big movie. It was about 'What can we do as a family.'

It is my job to sell these fighters. I'm now a business partner of the UFC. What I do directly affects my paycheck. I try my best. I just don't want people to be indifferent.

Martial arts gave me everything in life. It is not about a paycheck; it is about how I live my life.

I can't make it doing anything else, the amount of money. Obviously, anybody can go to work and make money, but the paycheck I make boxing, I'm not going to make anywhere else.

We know we can't win the Cup every year. But we certainly can be in position to win the Cup every year, and if we've done that, I think we've earned our paycheck.

I know that a lot of times when a guy is making a lot of money and he's not playing up to that caliber, it's like he's just getting his paycheck. That's never been me. That's never, ever been me.

You don't really coach high school basketball because it's a good paycheck. You do it because you love it, care about the kids and you're just passionate about the game.

Each and every day, I think about the importance of earning my paycheck and playing well.

I'm not just here to get a paycheck and leave. I'm here to be one of the greatest basketball players to ever play.

I love loyalty, and I love paying back my end of loyalty, you know what I'm saying? I love making it full circle.

I never had a paying job that was not in theatre.

I hate to sound like a romantic adolescent, but I believe artists don't generally see art as a career choice; they simply can't overcome their desire to make art, and will live on little income for as long as they have to, before they start to sell their work - or give up and get a paying job.

I have no problem paying my dues and I have no problem going out and working the club circuit.