I think to be courageous, you have to be afraid. For me, it feels very courageous when I go skiing because I'm very, very afraid to ski. It's dangerous! I feel very scared. But when I'm acting, I don't feel very scared.
I wasn't a big guy. People thought the big guys would eat me up. But it was the other way around. I loved to fight bigger guys.
I like being pushed.
I have just taken on a great responsibility. I will do my utmost to meet it.
I wanna be involved in everything, not just one thing.
The challenge is what was making it exciting. You don't want to do anything that's too easy or that you know that you can pull off, otherwise it's really not worth doing.
If I'm compelled to do something, I don't shy away from it simply because I haven't tackled it before.
Adventure is important in life. Making memories matters. It doesn’t have to be a secret sea plane and an historic sports moment. But to have a great life, you need great memories. Grab any intriguing offer. Say yes to a challenge, and to the unknown. Be creative in adding drama and scope to your own life. Work at it, like a job. Money from effort comes and goes. But effort from imagination and following adventure creates stories that you keep forever. And anyone can do it.
People ask me often, 'Why did you leave Green Bay? You had the best quarterback, you were going good and all that.' But I've always been one for challenges. Try to build something up, try something new, challenge myself.
If an idea comes and I am attracted to it, I will do it.
... a boy on a man's errand.
Characterizing Martin Luther King Jr.:
I always try to find something where I feel like I'm kind of the underdog and kind of put that little chip on my shoulder.
No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties and prepared to assume responsibilities.
The most challenging project I've ever done, I think, is every single thing I've ever tried to do. It's never easy.
What sort of champion would I be if I just stayed in my normal weight division and didn't take the big challenges on? Bring them on, that's what Ricky Hatton's all about.
Only thing I care about, the only thing I think about is the fight in front of me.
I've crossed adulthood, and I feel like lots of people are fighting that.
An entrepreneur tends to bite off a little more than he can chew hoping he'll quickly learn how to chew it.
I'm fine," [her dad] said gently. "Back on the horse, Cath.' 'What's the horse?' she sighed, watching him pull on a South High hoodie. 'Jogging? Working too much?' 'Living,' he said, a little too loud. 'Life's the horse.
I encourage you to be a person who is not afraid of responsibility. In meeting resistance you will build your strength. If you only do what is easy, you will always remain weak.
I choose things that challenge me. I was afraid of the camera - that's why I chose to do 'Private Practice.' It's not like I left the theater.
I like having a new challenge to tackle because that gives me an adrenaline rush.
As life developed, I faced each problem as it came along. As my activities and work broadened and reached out, I never tried to shirk. I tried never to evade an issue. When I found I had something to do--I just did it.
I want to have the biggest challenges in front of me and conquer them. That's why I wanted to fight Anderson Silva when nobody else wanted to fight him.
I don't like doing things that are easy!