Spike Lee Video

Most of us, swimming against the tides of trouble the world knows nothing about, need only a bit of praise or encouragement - and we will make the goal.

I work in a strange business, and trust is a word that's not even in the vocabulary.

I made a commitment to completely cut out drinking and anything that might hamper me from getting my mind and body together. And the floodgates of goodness have opened upon me-spiritually and financially.

I've played a lot of bad guys, 'cause that was the only work I could get. People saw my face and went Oooh.

I don't feel any pressure. I just try to stay calm, follow my game plan and try not to overthrown.

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100 percent dedication, you won't be able to do this.

If I would be happy, I would be a bad ballplayer. With me, when I get mad, it puts energy in my body.

The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are.

Road rage begins in kindergarten.

My interest lies in my self-expression -- what's inside of me -- not what I'm in.

I got the rebound and he tackled me. I know this is Sunday, but this is the wrong field.

It is not the size of a man but the size of his heart that matters.

That was one of the things that worried me — to be raised to the position of a semi-god — because then you are no longer a human being. I wanted to be known as Mandela, a man with weaknesses, some of which are fundamental, and a man who is committed, but, nevertheless, sometimes fails to live up to expectations.

"But we believed if we kept on working, if we kept on marching, if we kept on voting, if we kept on believing, we would make America beautiful for everybody."

"This is not the way it has been done. We would never surprise each other ... It's not to say that there's not important information that we could discuss or would be discussed in secret or closed session, but I'm astounded by this. I don't really know what the tenor of this is, what is the justification for it and why this extreme approach was used."

You can spend a lifetime, and, if you're honest with yourself, never once was your work perfect.

You cannot go ahead while you are getting even.

No matter how good you are, there's a lot of luck involved.

While you are away, movie stars are taking your women. Robert Redford is dating your girlfriend, Tom Selleck is kissing your lady, Bart Simpson is making love to your wife.

Leadership is getting players to believe in you. If you tell a teammate you're ready to play as tough as you're able to, you'd better go out there and do it. Players will see right through a phony. And they can tell when you're not giving it all you've got. Leadership is diving for a loose ball, getting the crowd involved, getting other players involved. It's being able to take it as well as dish it out. That's the only way you're going to get respect from the players.

I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves

Music is your own experience, your thoughts, your wisdom. If you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn.