Doug Collins Quotes

Now I'm at the Premier League and help my family. That's all that matters.

That's your dream, to get paid and take care of your family. But you still want to win, too.

I'd tell any coach not to move for money... Stay at your job if you're really happy.

You know, me winning two gold medals, going for a third one, that's nice. But being there with Mark and my sister, and my brother being the coach, it's a dream come true. It's going to be awesome.

I just want to be able to have fun, make a living, feed my family and create something that I'm proud of, and I'm all those things. It's great.

I've been in this business for a long time at my age, I've just turned 30, and I feel like my wife's career is going incredibly well, my kids are happy and healthy in schools, we've both been able to buy a house for our parents, respectively, in the places they live.

All I ever wanted out of my life was to buy my mother a house. By 1995, I have achieved all I wanted materially in life.

I had one request when I started doing the plays. My prayer was, 'God, let me do well enough to be able to take care of my mother.' I was able to do that 'til the day she died because of my audience.

I don't think you are truly successful unless you are a happy person and are happy with your life. I know many people who are professionally successful but miserable.

I write because I actually enjoy writing. It's a plus and a fringe benefit that, you know, I can actually provide for my family and, you know, a few people know my name - that's great.

I sleep good because I have a great family and stuff like that, a great life, but career-wise, I have some things I need to accomplish.

As long as I'm taking care of my family and breaking records and continuing to excel and continuing to find new endorsements - everything's working.

My work gave me everything and allowed me to live out my passion.

What I've been doing over the course of my career - everybody's been seeing me be my best self.

If I could have written a script of how I wanted my career to be, I couldn't have done it any better.

If I would have won that Olympic gold medal, I would have gotten a job somewhere coaching at a university, and I would be totally content with my life.

My dad was able to give me everything through football.

Getting older is a hideous experience; I'm so glad I only have to do it once. But I've kept my mind, my career, my relationship, and I have enough money - I've been blessed.

There's nothing I really want to accomplish. I already set my family up pretty good right now.

I wanted to be in the situation where I could have a chance to go to the NFL and be a great quarterback and take care of my family.

This job forces you to ask yourself so many questions: Do you want money? Do you want power? Do you just want to be good at your craft? I don't know what I'm doing. I just want to be happy. But I know I have to keep making music.

I've made a lot of money, I'm happy where I'm at. I've got a good family - I don't really need to play football.

It's not about the pennies as such, but what I've been able to create for the family. I have done that better than I could have ever dreamed.

I'm not one of the guys in the league for the fame. I'm here so I can take of my family, my mom, my friends and take care of myself.

I have an opportunity to be in the N.B.A. and play the game that I love the most and be able to take care of my family and myself.