“You get better at work by working. And if you don’t work, you’re not getting better. ”
“I don’t care, you can laugh all you want, I’m giving it all I’ve got, and when we go home at the end of the day, we’ll see who’s laughing then.”
“We determine our core value. We do. And we have to keep that value strong, no matter what.”
“Don’t talk about working out. You can do it all day, but do it.”
“But trying to be perfect will leave you empty-handed, whereas trying to do your best will keep you fulfilled.”
“Never let anyone define you. You are the only person who defines you. No one can speak for you. Only you speak for you. You are your only voice.”
“If there was one thing I knew I wanted to do, it was grow, constantly, forever.”
“Never stop being you. I am out to be the best me can be. Do what you love and you will be badass.”
“Dreams do come true. It takes a lot of work. But it can happen.”
“You should never be satisfied with what you got. The attempt to get more makes you into something better”
“Don’t do anything that will take me down. If you’re feeling bad, do something to make yourself feel good.”
“You work hard because you’re inspired to, not because you have to. Work becomes fun, and you have work hard for days because this life is not a ‘young man’s game.’ It is an ‘inspired person’s game.”
“You take action based on where you want to be, not based on where you are.”
“If we don’t let our anger go naturally, it can become an offense we hold on to that blinds us, clouding our ability to see our own behavior clearly and causing us to become helpless.”
“No is negotiable. I can actually change where I go and how I get there. I can actually make my way over to the other side. It’s up to me.”
“I loved to draw, but quickly learned there’s nothing that comes naturally to us. We may have interests and desires, but we still have to work hard to improve our abilities.”
“How are you going to get justice, and you aren’t even treating the women in your circle with justice?”
“But how many young people believe the limiting things they’re told? That’s why we’ve got to define our circumstances for ourselves. I’m telling you, our sense of ourselves is all we have in this world.”
“The reality is you get zero points for intentions.”
“When you’re coming up in the world, sometimes you’ve got to do things you don’t enjoy.”
“I can’t tell you how happy I am that it wasn’t too late to change and be forgiven.”
“And that’s the real secret to manhood: having the courage to be man enough to support the ones who make you great.”
“We may have interests and desires, but we still have to work hard to improve our abilities.”
“Every experience I have in my life begins in my head, and it’s up to me to be positive, and learn, and grow, and make it all worthwhile.”
“My mantra is: Humble yourself. Discover what your monsters are. Be honest with yourself.”
“The best you can do is always good. I realized you don’t have to be perfect, you just have to be faithful in your attempts.”
“If you’re making anybody uncomfortable, don’t do that. It’s not that hard.”
“From now on, I’m taking my shot…No matter what, I’m taking my shot.”
“These guys want to do their dirt and then be quiet about it. You think it’s the end of the game, but I’m telling you right now — it’s the third quarter. Bring your ass back out on the field.”
“I’d rather die doing something I feel is great and amazing rather than be safe and comfortable living a life I hate.”
“I needed to be broken. Because the moment when you’re broken is the moment when you can see what’s really happening.”
“What I’ve discovered as I’ve worked to finally grow up and become a better person, while making peace with my past, is that anger can trick us.”
“All a kid needs is one good word from someone he believes. It’s not necessary to have anything more than that.”
“For some men, pride will never let them admit they were wrong. That’s why pride is the gift that keeps on talking.”
“Once I began to have compassion for myself, and my family, and everyone I encounter, it changed everything.”
“I decided everything was going to be a learning experience, and I was going to make good use of every single moment of every single day.” Quotes
“Get rid of any self-sabotage and you can get anything you want.”
“We’ll spend all the time we can find on our careers. But we need to be spending more time studying how to be a great husband, how to be a great father, how to be a great man.”
“Courage begets courage.”
“I’ve learned to validate another person’s feelings, and validate who they are, without losing anything of myself or letting my boundaries be compromised.”
“People are not objects to be used. They are people to be loved.”
