He was never loud… Almost to a fault, now that I think about it. He was so soft spoken, mostly kept to himself. It was rare to heart him utter a word outside of the classroom. He lacked personality. He lacked presence. He was polite though. He didn’t curse and didn’t speak out of turn. He was how you imagined… Read more »
What is your reason for doing what you do? What motivates you? This is another gem by Eric Thomas! Although he is speaking to athletes about sports, everything he says can be applied to everyday life. Why does Durant scare me? Because when Durant score, he don’t say nothing. He ain’t getting nobody excited. He ain’t tryna get LeBron pissed off… Read more »
What does it look like? Because if you don’t know what it look like don’t expect me… People call me all the time ET I know what you been through bruh, I know you feeling me bruh. I know you from the D like I’m from the D. You dropped out like I dropped out – I know you feeling… Read more »
“The Pursuit of Happyness” 2006 Christopher Gardner Jr: Hey dad, I’m going pro! Christopher Gardner Jr: I’m going pro! Chris Gardner: Ooh! Ok I don’t know. you know you’ll probably be as good as I was. That’s kind of the way it works. I was below average. So you’ll probably ultimately rank somewhere around there so… You’ll excel at a lot of… Read more »
“Any Given Sunday” 1999 I don’t know what to say, really. Three minutes till the biggest battle of our professional lives all comes down to today. Now either we heal as a team or we’re gonna crumble, inch by inch, play by play, ’til we’re finished. We’re in hell right now, gentlemen, believe me. And, we can stay here —… Read more »
“Rocky Balboa” 2006 Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life…. Read more »
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest if you must, but don’t you quit. Life is queer with its twists and turns, As… Read more »
One negative stroke is sixteen times more powerful than a positive stroke… And if you have people around you who are not sensitive to who you are… and the people that can hurt you the most ladies and gentlemen are the people that you love, that you love – they’re the ones that you’re vulnerable to, they’re the ones that… Read more »
I promise myself To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind. To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person I meet. To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them. To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come true. To think only of the best, to… Read more »
If you want a thing bad enough to go out and fight for it, to work day and night for it, to give up your time, your peace and your sleep for it… If all that you dream and scheme is about it, and life seems useless and worthless without it… And if you gladly sweat for it and fret… Read more »