Quotes About Opportunity

I think they should give me a spot on 'Dallas' or 'Dynasty' or one of those shows.

I never got picked for the athletics team for about three years. I was in my third year, and I really wanted to join, and I kept basically knocking on the door of the PE coach. 'Can I join? Can I join?' He's like, 'No... No.' And then one day, he's like, 'Okay, you want to race? Cool. We have a free spot for you. You're gonna be doing the 400.'

I had to ask myself if the reason I had never asked to direct before was because I really didn't want to, or because I didn't think I deserved a spot at the table.

Just gotta try to have fun. It's a business. You just gotta come out there and play hard because you never know when another player might take your spot.

Now I know that when you do come to a new club, you have to fight for your spot if you want to be in the line-up week in, week out.

It is always a battle; it doesn't matter in which club or which position. If you don't perform well, even when you start, you might lose your spot in any position.

In my humble opinion, again, to perform at Alabama, you must earn the spot and not have it given to you. You have to fight like crazy to keep the spot and that it's not guaranteed - it's week to week - and you'll play in a way that they have a chance to win a championship.

It's a competitive business, and everybody wants to be the best. And when there's a new guy coming in, and there's buzz about him, 'Oh, he was a pro football player,' you instantly have people that don't like you because they're afraid you're going to take their spot.

No magic wands have been waved in my direction; I didn't win some kind of lottery to land a spot at one of the biggest clubs in the world.

I was so excited for my spot on the Mae Young Classic.

Whatever it takes to get on the field and get that starting spot to get the carries. I've always worked hard.

Getting the spot of 'Blue Peter' changed the path of my life.

When the opportunity for a title shot presents itself, I'm going to be there. I'm going secure that spot and try to win the belt.

It's always complicated to play for Barca. Each year I have had to fight for a spot.

I like to do an occasional guest spot, but it seems that everybody wants me to go the host route. ABC, NBC, CBS and most of the independents have talked to me about it - Carson himself once asked me if I was interested and added he wouldn't be there forever. But I wouldn't do it for all the money in the world.

You never create a scene around the Easter egg. The Easter egg is always just, 'Oh, there's an opportunity for something that the fans will enjoy if they can spot it.'

No one is guaranteed a spot at the top, no one is guaranteed a title shot, but all you can do is win your fight, keep training, and then maybe somewhere down the road you'll get your opportunity.

We are all friends here at United. But it is good to feel that everyone wants a spot in the starting XI.

I can block, I can catch and I can run. It's about being in the right spot at the right time.

You talk about winning championships, well championships are won by 12 guys, the organization, being in the right spot at the right time.

Now, seeing little kids that were in my AAU program, seeing where I came from, the same spot that they're in, now I'm in the NBA gives them a little hope and, I guess, just opening their eyes a little bit that, with hard work and dedication, anything is really possible no matter where you're from.

When Miz was wrestling Cena I just know that there were a lot of guys that felt like they should've been in that spot. If you didn't want to be in that spot, somethings wrong with you.

With Spotify, I think people are discovering a lot of artists they might not discover otherwise.

I realized, if I don't step into the spotlight, and the person next to me doesn't step in, and the people around me don't step in, then who will?