Ben Askren Quotes

Others are others, Pele is Pele, he is totally different.

Hire people who are better than you are, then leave them to get on with it. Look for people who will aim for the remarkable, who will not settle for the routine.

I'm not one who's big on accolades and all those things. I did my job and I'm proud of what I did and how I did it.

I take pride in the creation of my wealth, in its existence and in the uses to which it has been and is being put.

I've always been incredibly proud of both of my parents and proud of the work I had done privately as a person, professionally and academically.

I don't want to put down my work - I'm very proud of the work I've done.

There's the gold standard, and then there's the purple-and-gold standard.

I pride myself on that, even though I'm kind of under the radar, when I step on the field, I try to do an admirable job.

My body of work speaks for itself. I don't need anybody in the media to tell me I'm a good defensive player.

I'm proud of my career as a player.

I don't think I've necessarily got anything to prove to anyone. I've worked really hard my whole career.

For me, I already fought some of the best people there are. I already did, you know, what I need to do for me.

I always want to do things in my career that would make people proud.

I just really want be proud of the work I'm doing, whether it's something I've written, produced, or am starring in. I just want to be proud of it.

I am not like any other wrestler.

My body of work speaks for itself.

It's hard to live up to the expectations. Besides that, I think I had a very good NBA career, and I'm proud of it. I might not have been an absolute monster, but I thought I did pretty good.

I know my dad's proud that I've done it on my own, and I'm happy with that.

My resume, my career, and my legacy in this sport means more to me then collecting some checks.

Messi is unique. You can't compare anyone to him.

I have a career, and I deserve respect.

Think that you are part of a big construction called science and you are not just a chemist but you are scientist. Be modest but proud. Modest because you know you will not be able to solve other problems because your life is too short. But be proud because you are contributing to it. Some people will bring a small stone to the building and some people will bring a big one but nevertheless no one can take that stone away from you.

Scores only matter if they’re very good, no one pays much attention to the bad or mediocre ones.

I never compare myself to anybody. I don't look at my accomplishments compared to anyone. I'm happy with what I've accomplished in boxing.

I come from a generation where I couldn't even contemplate such a thing. I find it amazing... You can become a multi-millionaire as a club player without playing international football. But international football is about individual pride and wanting to perform at the highest level. If I got picked at 41, I would have played, even if I thought I would make a fool of myself. I just wanted to play for my country.