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We've all had a million day jobs. We got by fine then. ”
June 10, 2002, the day John Ashcroft announced the arrest of Jose Padilla, marked a low point in Ashcroft's career as Attorney General. ”
Government lawyers, like private ones, face the problem routinely of aiding in the defense and development of positions in whose correctness they don't believe. ”
The notion of law enforcement as professional, not political, began developing as an aspiration and an ethos even while, in practice, the FBI was the personal fiefdom of J. Edgar Hoover. ”
One thing I struggled with early in my career was the delicate balance between my performance and my identity. When things on the field went well, I was cheerful and felt important. When things went poorly, my countenance and self-concept plummeted, and I was not pleasant to be around. ”
The captain thing was really an honor, and it was really flattering for me. It was really something that I didn't expect, and I would say that was the highlight of my career so far, being elected captain by my peers. ”
I would say that we all - in whatever world we're in, whatever your occupation is, we all have a path to walk. We all have struggles. ”
Make sure you know your identity is in Christ, so that when you get laid off from your job, or when you get a raise from your job, or when things don't go right, you're not up and down, up and down. ”
I would say that one of the hardest things for an athlete, and really anybody of any profession, is that we create our identity in what we do. ”
The police officer's job is to respect the citizens that they are in control of. ”