Gever Tulley Quotes

You have to take the hits as they come and you have to take the opportunities.

All great work is preparing yourself for the accident to happen.

I think luck is the sense to recognize an opportunity and the ability to take advantage of it... The man who can smile at his breaks and grab his chances gets on.

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

Crazy things happen in this sport, and you have to be ready. And for me, luck is when preparation meets opportunity.

Great opportunities almost never fit your schedule.

Things are always changing. Part of being successful here is being comfortable with not knowing what's going to happen.

You just have to be open to the opportunities as they come to you.

I was smart enough to go through any door that opened.

My grandfather taught me how important it is to have your eyes open, because you never know what's going to come your way.

Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised.

Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.

Whether I fall on my feet or fall on my arse, I dunno. You've got to take those risks.

Chance happens to all, but to turn chance to account is the gift of few.

Every time you're given a job, you're given a gift, and if you're flexible, you never know what's going to happen.

You never know what doors are going to open up and why they are going to open up. You've got to be ready to walk through them.

One of my great values that my father intuited, and indirectly taught me, is that you should always have a plan but be open to opportunity.

Hollywood is such a fickle place, and you really have to go day to day and with the flow. Things happen so quickly, for the good or the bad. But you also have to know that everything happens for a reason.

I have always said that after sport, I wanted a life, I wanted an opportunity, I wanted to be able to do something. And if something happens - the economy falls out or the dollar is worthless, anything could happen - you have to be ready to work. And I'm ready.

There really isn't a formula for success.

Always be prepared. You never know when an opportunity will pop up.

Sometimes it's good to be ready for the unpredictable. I'm glad that I can go through unpredictable situations. It's a good thing.

You just go out there and do the best you can. If it hits, it hits. And if it doesn't, you go on to the next thing.

I don't prepare to sit on the bench, I prepare to play because you never know what is going to happen.

The main thing is to have strings to your bow. You get your badges, you see where life is, and then you see what things come your way, if any.