Quotes About Professionalism

When I'm promoting a film, I'm not going to get caught up in anything else, and that includes all my personal things.

There are multiple reasons why I choose to fight for Bellator MMA and Scott Coker. One, they have given me the opportunity to develop and grow a business together. Two, because I already feel respected by the promotion as a professional athlete. And last but not least, because Bellator is offering a setup that no-one in the world can offer me.

Whether it's possible or not, being a doctor, you take an oath. To care for your patient, not to kill them. You take an oath to do things that are proper in the medical world. Not to administer something outside of a hospital setting that's not even your area.

Chris Messina is amazing, and he's so serious - he's, like, a proper actor! He's got craft! I love to watch him. But not in a creepy way.

This profession, I don't know why, you're supposed to be so serious and just be so proper.

In my normal life, I am a private person doing a proper job.

That's the most important thing - once you're on the pitch, you need to do your job properly.

There are major CEOs who do not know how to hold a knife and fork properly, but I don't worry about that as much as the lack of kindness.

I don't think you can let comments affect you too much as then you are not doing your job properly.

I have only prepared properly for the World Championship three or four times in my life. If I had gone about it professionally I would have won the title 10 times.

I am very nice to those who do their job properly.

The difference between pros and amateurs is that pros play hurt.

I'm blessed that I can leave it to the pros at work and red-carpet events, because I can't say I'm adept. Still, I'm definitely not afraid to take chances when it comes to beauty.

It's ridiculous having the pros in an amateur sport, but at the same time, there's a lot of pros who are going to struggle over three rounds.

You learn in the pros that errors can be costly.

You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today.

I grew up understanding the pros and cons of what you're getting into and knowing what comes with your job. I like to keep my private life private, and then work is work. I feel so far I've had a really good balance with that.

A little-known secret is that being a pro athlete is not that great. It's a pretty short lifespan. I know all these parents are out there driving their children to be professionals, but so many pros will tell you, 'No, you don't want to do this.'

I think we're all pros. If we go out there and just play basketball the right way, everything is gonna work itself out.

My game hasn't changed too much. I'm doing the same things as I did in college, except I'm outside more. It's tough to go inside in the pros because the players are bigger.

I was playing 60, 70 matches a year in college. In the pros, unless you're winning, you're not playing that many.

When I made it to the pros I wanted to be a guy who could stay in the league, be OK, do whatever I had to do to make some money and do what I do. As the years started coming, I started getting better.

NFL players are pros, and they're proud of the work they do.

The days of 35-year-old pros turning up in the States to earn easy money before retiring are long gone and the MLS is a really competitive league.