Quotes About Opportunity

Is it not the disparity of wealth that consumes the willing soul. Rather, the golden keys of opportunity clamor softly with fraught anxiety of things which may never come.

You know what the true definition of hell is? It's when you die, you get to meet the person you could have been.

If you're in the penalty area and don't know what to do with the ball, put it in the net and we'll discuss the options later.

Made it through high school, went to the University of Minnesota.

Sure, luck means a lot in football. Not having a good quarterback is bad luck.

Always keep your composure. You can't score from the penalty box; and to win, you have to score.

Do you know what my favorite part of the game is? The opportunity to play.

You were born to be a player. You were meant to be here. This moment is yours.

Coming from a small town it was tough to dream big. When I grew up in a small town in Georgia, my biggest dream was one day to be able to go to Atlanta.

Great moments are born from great opportunities.

Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow.

Life is about timing and overcoming difficult things.

The people like the American Legion Post that gave us a chance to play. A place to play and a chance to play.

Talent is everywhere, it only needs the opportunity.

Every disadvantage has its advantage.

Sport is not about being wrapped up in cotton wool. Sport as about adapting to the unexpected and being able to modify plans at the last minute. Sport, like all life, is about taking risks.

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

Luck? Sure. But only after long practice and only with the ability to think under pressure.

I think you just have to keep knocking down doors, you have to keep being aggressive, and even if somebody says 'No', then you have to knock on the next door.

I also tell them that your education can take you way farther than a football, baseball, track, or basketball will - that's just the bottom line.

You're never guaranteed about next year. People ask what you think of next season, you have to seize the opportunities when they're in front of you.

Look around the table. If you don't see a sucker, get up, because you're the sucker.

In baseball, you can't kill the clock. You've got to give the other man his chance. That's why this is the greatest game.

Sport, like all of life, is about taking your chances.