I didn't agree with everything she was trying to get me to do and teach me, but once I got old enough, I understood everything. I'm thinking she was being mean. I'm like, 'Damn, I just want to have fun. I just want to go outside, Grandma, play with the rest of the kids and kick it and ride bikes.' She prepared me for life with all of the rules. Read Summary
The thing I always say to people is this: 'If you avoid failure, you also avoid success.' Read Summary
The world of sports knows no religious, racial or political differences. Athletes, from whatever land they come, speak the same language. The lessons of competition are lessons for life. Read Summary
When I was four, my mother insisted I get out of the car and find my own way home. Although I got lost, I did find my way home. It taught me the value of independence at an early age. Read Summary
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle. Read Summary
There are so many things about which some old man ought to tell one while one is little; for when one is grown one would know them as a matter of course. Read Summary
Running taught me valuable lessons. In cross-country competition, training counted more than intrinsic ability, and I could compensate for a lack of natural aptitude with diligence and discipline. I applied this in everything I did. Read Summary
God lets everything happen for a reason. It's all a learning process, and you have to go from one level to another. Read Summary
I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catcher's mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. Read Summary
I learned a valuable lesson doing 'Mr. Sunshine,' which is that I didn't want to be in charge because it's too much. Being in charge and acting in every scene was just too difficult. It's like eating dinner in a moving golf cart every night. Read Summary
Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first. Read Summary
A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way. Read Summary
Everyone goes through adversity in life, but what matters is how you learn from it. Read Summary
I follow three rules: Do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care. Read Summary
That's the reason they're called lessons, because they lesson from day to day. Read Summary
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Read Summary
These words dropped into my childish mind as if you should accidentally drop a ring into a deep well. I did not think of them much at the time, but there came a day in my life when the ring was fished up out of the well, good as new. Read Summary
Both of my sons used to coach high school football. When they started, I'd say things I shouldn't have. So I learned my lesson. Read Summary
My mom always taught me - you know, little boys listen to their moms too much - that whatever you put into something is what you're going to get out of it. Read Summary
It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety. Read Summary