Quotes About Adaptation

Gandhi, brought out of his semirural setting and given a Western-style education, initially attempted to become more English than the English.

Cyborg doesn't need to eat or sleep, and whenever he encounters an issue that he's not initially equipped to handle, his technology can transmogrify and immediately adapt to that situation.

Like Ekalaiva, I learnt a lot watching my father from afar. Though I did imitate him initially, I soon changed tack. When people have already watched and enjoyed M. R. Radha on screen, why would they need another?

I think I've gradually learned to become more of a frontman than I was initially. I mean, when I first started, especially playing with Alter Bridge, you know, I really considered myself more a guitar player who sang.

My batting took some time to develop - I was batting at No. 10 initially but my bowling took off.

There were certain things that I tried to do on 'Karamchand.' Initially, they were hated, but eventually everyone loved the characterization.

I disliked people calling me a chocolate hero initially, as I wanted to explore other genres of acting.

I think initially people never gave spinners a chance. They thought spinners will just be hammered all over the park.

I have moved on now from athletics, but it was difficult initially after I retired.

I'm not about change for the sake of change, but we should always be evaluating any initiative we're working on to see if we can do it better.

I definitely was a big puncher early on in my career, and I used to load up with my left hand. Then, towards the end of my career, I had hand problems and needed injections in my hands for the pain.

I was a hockey player. I played hockey forever. That was my life and my job until I got injured, so I get sports, and I get the sports atmosphere, the feeling around other athletes, but I never played football.

If you're injured, it changes the way you move. If you're injured, it changes the way you talk.

At Benfica, I started playing because the starting goalkeeper got injured.

When I came here, Bayern had just won the treble. I was injured, then I played two games, and was injured again for the following three matches. I spent three or four months living in a hotel. All of this, combined with adjusting from life at Dortmund, made it very difficult for me.

I don't believe I throw quite the same as before I was injured.

When I was in my third tour in Afghanistan, I was shot down. I was injured to the point where I couldn't fly anymore, so I looked into what ground jobs I could do that fulfilled me as an adrenaline junkie and, more importantly, utilized my experience.

I've been told that I've shot the ball a lot better since I've been injured, so that's kind of weird.

Players don't change drastically. Maybe they get more in form if they're a goal scorer, or they get healthier if they've been injured.

When someone gets injured someone has to step up and fill his place.

It's basketball and there are going to be things that change with who's injured and who isn't or who is playing and who isn't.

I had only one year in England and had not such a good time. Two times, I was out eight weeks with injuries.

As a manager, you can only worry about those who can get on the bus, and those are the fit ones. Injuries and illnesses mean opportunities for others.

You never know what may happen with injuries and suspensions.