Quotes About Opportunity

The best thing I ever did was when I was offered a million dollars to go play in South Africa and didn't take it. I was 21 years old, and part of it was like, 'Well, if they're offering me this obscene amount of money just to play one match, there must be something really wrong.'

There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty.

I grew up in a farm in South Africa and I was scouted there and they sent me to Europe. It's kind of been blessed, since then it happened all so fast.

When I left South Africa in 1960 I was 20 years old. I wanted to try to get an education, and music education was not available for me in South Africa.

Businesses need certainty, to see clearly the rules of engagement for investing in South Africa.

Living in South Africa has had a very profound impact on my career.

I think I have the ability and can play a role in T20 cricket for South Africa.

Moving to South Africa and trying to make a mark as a cricketer and then make it to the international team hasn't been easy. This is why I want to enjoy every moment of it.

We have to win everything. The last time we went to South Africa, we had an opportunity to win the series, but things didn't work out.

I've played all over the world. I've played in England, South Africa, Pakistan.

I always dreamt that, but I never thought I will be here one day playing my 100th game for South Africa. It's an absolute honour and privilege, being given the opportunity by the lovely people from South Africa.

I am happy to playing against teams like South Africa and Australia early on in my career. It is going to make me stronger as a cricketer.

When I get a chance to play in South Africa, I will try to do well.

I had an opportunity to hit tennis balls with Billie Jean King when she was in South Africa when I was 11. She encouraged me to pursue my dream, and I did.

Everyone always said you have to make it in the States. But I always thought the best way was to make it in South America first.

I got a full-ride scholarship to the University of South Carolina for track.

In South Carolina, there's a lot of arts programs. So I was blessed enough to go to the Governor School For Arts & Humanities.

Our coaches want to be a part of South Carolina football when they win it for the first time. When they win the division, when they win the SEC, win a major bowl game, etc. The opportunities to do it all for the first time here make it extra special.

Listen, I have lived the American dream, which is something that I am deeply proud of and something that I believe every child in South Carolina or across the country should have the opportunity to do.

South Dakota was a place where you could take risks. You could break barriers and get away with it.

Coming from the south side of Atlanta, Georgia, everyone has a chip on their shoulder. That's how competitive it is. It makes athletes great who come from there.

When I grew up on the south side of Chicago, it was kind of a rough neighborhood, and when my parents saw the prospect of my older sister going to middle school, high school, they decided that we would move to the north side of Chicago, Highland Park, and for me, that was a whole new ballgame.

American companies based in Scotland employ large numbers of people - in fact, we are the best performing part of the U.K., outside London and the southeast of England when it comes to attracting foreign direct investment.

Coming from southeast Ohio, it's a very impoverished area.