Quotes about "Resilience & Adversity"

What personality does it take to drive a car around a track 100 times or hit a ball back and forth. That's not very personality is it? ”

As a youngster in the projects, I definitely didn't have anything. So if you get something, you want to be able to give back and help others. ”

I appreciate every team that wants me, and I take on every challenge. ”

John Cena actually showed up to do a song with Snoop in L.A. and he walked in and was like, ‘What the hell are you doing here?' I was like, ‘You didn't know? I got let go. I'm back bodyguarding now. He was like, ‘What? That's crazy!' I was like, ‘It's all good. Good to see you. Appreciate it.'" ”

Vince McMahon said to Triple H, ‘Are you sure he's a heel? I don't know. He's funny.' He decided he wanted me to be a babyface and when they came to me they said, ‘You can say no, but here's what we're looking at. Funkasaurus is the fastest way to be back on TV.'" ”

You can tell a guy the truth, and they might hate you for that day, but they'll come back that night and text you, like, 'You know what? You were right.' I just think if you tell guys the truth, they can respect you more. ”

Being broke and poor - I mean, you grow up in the environment I grew up in, grew up hard and grew up poor. Your mom doesn't have a car until you make it to the NBA... no telephone. So, I mean, if you grow up like that, and you're able to make it to this level and be blessed the way I've been blessed, it's always great to give back. ”

As much as you want to improve or help the team, as a centre-back your job is to go under the radar and keep the ball out of the net. If you do that and let the strikers get all the adulation and the headlines, then you’re probably doing your job." ”

Kids will never go under the radar any more because there are so many scouts at grassroots level. Also, if you come out of a professional academy, it’s a very lonely place for a child and some kids don’t bounce back from it." ”

In moments of difficulty there are positives you can take and lessons you can learn. ”