There are teams that are fair-haired, and those that aren't so fair-haired. Some teams are named Smith, some Grabowski. We're Grabowskis!

The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves.

I've been into the habit of freezing white grapes and using them as a snack. Instead of eating peanuts or popcorn or something like that or pretzels, I just eat the white grapes.

You're never a loser until you quit trying.

I don't believe in living in the past. Living in the past is for cowards. If you live in the past, you die in the past.

Effort without talent is a depressing situation... but talent without effort is a tragedy.

If you're not in the parade, you watch the parade. That's life.

If God had wanted man to play soccer, he wouldn't have given us arms.

Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.

Losers quit when they're tired. Winners quit when they've won.

Motivation comes from within each individual. It's a personal thing. It's pride, guts, desire, whatever you want to call it; some people have it in their bellies, and some don't.

When we learn to respond to disappointments with acceptance, we give ourselves the space to realize that all our experiences—good and bad alike—are opportunities to learn and grow.

All pursuits are pointless and fruitless unless and until love and compassion are found and then are the foundation and destination of all you do

One of the things I've always enjoyed is moving around and staying fit. Physicality is such a big part of being an actor, but it's also about stillness and silence.

Suffering is overated.

The album requires a certain focus of mine that I can't really explain - let's just say it's all I can really do while I'm doing it.

I faced the gaudy sunflower on her canvas bag -- it looked hand-painted and at last my eyes fell into hers. I said, 'Thanks for the card.' Her smile put the sunflower to shame. She walked off.

When the head aches, all the members partake of the pain.

The seed of a metaphysical or religious defeat is in us all. For the honest questioner, however, who doesn't seek refuge in some faith or fantasy, there will never be an answer.

Words are also actions, and actions are a kind of words.

The desire to be primitive was very much a function of fin-de-siècle imperialism; it appealed to strong egos and domineering minds.