Quotes About Empathy

When we got back to the U.S., I wanted to kiss the ground after seeing what people in other countries are denied or don't have.

I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don't care.

My biggest weakness is my sensitivity. I am too sensitive a person.

Sport is a universal language, building more bridges between people than anything else I can think of.

The coach is the team, and the team is the coach. You reflect each other.

The drug dealers, they sympathize with me. They see me as some sort of pathetic character.

Sometimes we question things that we have done in our lives but how many times do we question what we haven't done in someone else's?

If somebody mistreats you, treat'em good. That kills'em.

If we could shut down all sport hunting in a moment, we would.

I don't like the human race in general. We are the only species who hunt for sport, who kill due to emotional need.

Sitting here now today, I can forgive a lot of the English people because it only takes a hand full of bad people to do something stupid like that and it can make the whole country look bad.

I'm from the bottom, I understand what it's like to have and to not have. My perception on giving is to put yourself in those people's shoes and go from there. So that's what I did.

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

My parents would always say, 'It doesnt' matter if it's a guy picking up the garbage or the President of the United States, treat everybody as you would want to be treated.

If you burn your neighbors house down, it doesn't make your house look any better.

Guys do not have a genetic blueprint that allows them to understand or love sports.

When I was in the batter's box, I felt sorry for the pitcher.

I was a very shy and introverted person, and it was hard for me to talk to people and make relationships.

Any game becomes important when you know and love the players.

I just try to touch people's hearts in a way through skating, so they're not just witnessing a performance, they're feeling a performance and they're a part of it.

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with another team. When you destroy fan loyalties, you destroy everything.

We are not primarily put on this earth to see through one another, but to see one another through.

Over there, Kevin McHale, I feel like I'm talking to someone I know. It's just a total different atmosphere.

Sometimes sports can provide a medicine that no doctor can provide.