A great man is one who deliberately causes something important to a happen, the probability of which seemed low before he took up the task. A great man is a man who gives history a turn which it could scarcely have taken without him. They give history a twist which nobody would have predicted. Great men leave permanent effects.
What valuable company is nobody building?
The rap game without me would be like woofers without bass.
I want to be the guy on third down, whenever the coaches need a play, they call my number.
The advantage for Nintendo is that we always try to do things that other companies don't try to do. That is something that the general public appreciates.
I'm just trying to affect the game in some way whenever I get an opportunity. If that's stealing a base, making a catch, beating out a double play, whatever it may be.
All though I didn't meet him. His legend and his saga and his story is just that. Jackie Robinson, we all have to tip our hat to him. Because he made the game available to guys like me.
A personal game-changer was when Ridley Scott cast me as King John, the King of England, for 'Robin Hood.'
I look at myself as a game-changer, and I try to make that a facet of my game.
There is something to be said about making a big play at any time.
Michael Jordan changed so much in basketball, he took his power to make a difference. It's so much going on in music right now and somebody has to make a difference.
We need these figures who don't exactly go against the grain but create a new grain.
When I came to explain to them the 'Nelson Touch', it was like an electric shock. Some shed tears, all approved - 'It was new - it was singular - it was simple!'.
The game against the Vikings back in my second year stands out. It was kind of a turnaround for us. It allowed us to make a run at the playoffs for the first time in quite a while. The memories are so many it's hard to pin one down.
When you step up and take a penalty, it's 50/50 - but you've got to back yourself.
Communication and communication strategy is not just part of the game - it is the game.
When Henry Ford made cheap, reliable cars people said, 'Nah, what's wrong with a horse?' That was a huge bet he made, and it worked.
Durant, man! Has that killer instinct.
I think every player should think that he's a difference maker.
The big-time player makes big-time plays in big-time games and that's what we need to keep doing.
All I wanted to be was a player.
There comes a point in the game where you gotta make a play or you gotta do something to get your team over the hump, and when that time comes you gotta be able to do it.
Your first hit in the majors - that's tops. It means you're on your way. When you get the first hit, then you can get the rest.
The two things I'm most excited about are self-driving cars and speech. Speech doesn't sound like that much, but it's one of those technologies with the potential to change everything. Steve Jobs didn't invent the touch screen. He just made it work very well, and that's changed everything.
Conor changed the game and he paved the way. He did those big numbers and I'm one of the guys who is going to carry that forward.
