Ryan Leaf Quotes

I always told myself I will never let football define who I am; I would only let in enhance who I am.

Instead of drifting along like a leaf in a river, understand who you are and how you come across to people and what kind of an impact you have on the people around you and the community around you and the world, so that when you go out, you can feel you have made a positive difference.

When you talk about 'doing the work', that's the work I'm interested in. What can I contribute as a human being?

I understood that I am a lot bigger than what I do, that I have a bigger potential.

You should never be defined by what you do, by the things you have; you've got to define yourself by who you are and who you impact and how you impact people. And that's the thing I try to get across to my players.

As you live your values, your sense of identity, integrity, control, and inner-directedness will infuse you with both exhilaration and peace. You will define yourself from within, rather than by people's opinions or by comparisons to others.

The self is too small an object for perpetual enthusiasm.

Every time we do something #‎ GOOD . We #‎ RISE a little bit in our OWN eyes and the #‎ REVERSE is just as #‎ TRUE .

For me, life isn't about being recognized or having everyone know who I am. That's not why I'm here. To me, my foundation is the most important thing I do or have ever done. That's what my life is about.

It's taken me a long time to realize that my own life is far more interesting than any part I'll ever play.

Because everything we say and do is the length and shadow of our own souls, our influence is determined by the quality of our being.

I want an identity outside of my work.

Everybody is a hero in their own story if you just look.

To aim at the best and to remain essentially ourselves is one and the same thing.

Ask me not what I have, but what I am.

What doesn't feel okay to me, what feels a little bit out of balance, is when you want to turn yourself into something else - when you want to be another person.

My success is not who I am.

I don't have dreams. How can I say it? I myself am a dream.

It only seems that there is something more important for you to do than to just quietly be yourself.

Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple, and it is also that difficult.

If I'm not a successful human being, who I am?

I feel that my whole life is a contribution.

I couldn't change who I am; I couldn't change the kind of player I am.

I suppose one should have an integrated personality, but I've never really seen the point.

Success is not in what you have, but who you are.