Quotes About Effort

Sometimes you do films that work really well and sometimes you do a film and you fall flat on your face. Sometimes things work, sometimes things don't work, you never know. I don't think there is any explanation to something like that.

Stats are for losers, really. You've just got to go and play better, flat out.

I was just too heavy, flat out too heavy.

I have done my best. I saw a fatal flaw in the camera industry. We did our best to address it.

As kids, we grow up thinking our parents are perfect and flawless - well, some of us - but they're trying to do the best they can.

Over the years, I've really put in the time to achieve flawless skin.

I don't think I look great. I only see flaws in myself on the small screen. I make an extra effort to look good.

Even at your best, the creative moments are still kind of fleeting.

I flew to England to see the rough cut of 'Revolutionary Road.' I was quite moved. As a married man, it's kind of disturbing to see a couple try so hard to work things out and fail so miserably.

I thought we had energy out there. I thought the guys were, they played good, they were excited. We were almost dynamite out there today. Just a flicker away from being dynamite.

Flight without feathers is not easy.

I gave everything I had - on the floor, trying to be the best leader that I could, trying to help the guys as much as I could, putting in the extra work.

For me, whenever I get on the floor, I'm gonna try to impact the game and just do what I do.

My expectation for the first year was to work hard, and whenever I get a chance, whenever I get on the floor, to do my best.

When you're prepared, and you do the best you can do, and you put it out there on the floor, you've just got to live with the results.

I wouldn't say I'm the best player. On the competitive level, I am the best competitor. I don't think there's anybody like me. I play my heart out on both ends of the floor, and I give my all.

There's a lot of talented guys, but at the end of the day, you've got to go out there and get it. It's really about who's competing and who wants it more on both ends of the floor.

I can do the little things, play defense, dive on the floor to get loose balls, things like that.

I just care about winning and doing what I can while I'm on the floor.

All I can control is what I do when I step on the floor.

I hope they'll say I was one of the hardest-working basketball players on both ends of the floor.

When I play my hardest, I feel like I'm one of the best on the floor.

I think I have the ability to be athletic on both ends of the floor, so I just need to go out there and play with a lot of energy, a lot of enthusiasm.

Every time I step on the floor I'm going to be there and contribute to the team.