Quotes About Selflessness

I play a certain way and played like that for a while. Maybe you want a point guard to shoot 20 times, I like more to pass the ball and do my job running the team.

I'm not going to be the guy that says, 'I'm the new point guard, look at me, look at me, put me on billboards and sell my jersey.' I'm not going to be him. I'm going to do my job.

It doesn't matter who scores the points, it's who can get the ball to the scorer.

I feel I can win the game without scoring 30 points.

Being a dad you realise that it's not about you any more. All the cliches are true I think.

I never get to think about myself when I do films. I started in advertising, so I always have to think about what my client and my audience things. If a film doesn't work, it's a big failure.

Whether I start the game or not, the important thing is to play collectively and help the team out.

I never think people should do things for me. I think I should do things for others. That makes me more comfortable.

All of us have to be committed to a life beyond our own aspirations.

You have to be committed to the people and willing to do what is in their best interest even when it isn't in your best interest, and you have to be committed to getting results even if you don't get the credit.

You're always trying to find common ground with whatever you do, but you want to not be thinking about yourself when you're performing a play. The job is getting yourself out of the way and letting the character go about the scenes.

Acting is just common sense. It isn't hard if you put yourself aside and just do what the writer wrote.

When you've married someone who's been at war, there is nothing you can do that compares to that level of selflessness and bravery.

It is time for humanity to reset our spiritual compass from self-centeredness to other-centeredness.

I compete in a sport on an individual basis, but I have never done it for me.

When it comes to work, I'm not competitive at all. Having Cara as my baby, I had to learn quite quickly that I couldn't be competitive because I had a sister who meant more to me. And I knew she was going to be brilliant, so I had to become very aware of not comparing.

Being a mother for me was like, 'Oh, this is what I've been looking for my whole life.' This brings me a sense of completion. I never knew I would love this deeply. It's so nice not to worry about myself anymore. I only worry about my children.

I would say that the best compliment I have gotten is from teachers who say they can tell that my kids come from a big family because they can see that they anticipate other people's needs and they don't think the world revolves around them.

When it comes to relationship compromise, it's a fine balance between doing something for your own happiness, and finding happiness in being of service to another person, in whatever way that ends up being.

I know that if I concentrate on making other people shine, I will shine. It is really about the other person, never about you.

I want people to concentrate not on my job but on their jobs.

You put your personal stuff away and concentrate on the team and help out.

And when you're a coach your main concern is the players and the coaches. The last concern you have is really about yourself.

Conscious people fully know who is serving them selflessly and who is trying to create anarchy.