Jorge Posada Quotes

We got to stop people. We go ahead and we score 100 points every night, but we give up more. Our whole thing was, we know we can score, and we have to start having some kind of fun on the defensive end. Everybody want to play offense. Not too many people want to play defense. Defense is ego, pride, and that's the way we've been coming out, just taking the challenge. Man-on-man first, and having each other's back when a guy gets beat.

It's something I take a lot of pride in doing, in being the best defensive player in the world, in helping my teammates every night.

What I've said to [my team] is, "Look, we ran our leg of the race and we did a darn good job."

Madame Lefoux acted as midwife. In her scientific way, she was unexpectedly adept at the job. When the infant finally appeared, she held it up for Alexia to see, rather proudly, as though she'd done all the hard work herself. 'Goodness,' said an exhausted Lady Maccon, 'are babies customarily that repulsive looking?

Bourbon Street is like playing, a tourist, you know? It's just a tourist attraction ... those musicians on Bourbon Street, they play all day. They might start at 12 noon and end at 3 in the morning, like, it's like sets, like a job. You go play, take a break, play again, take a break, then later on that night, the club gets busier, then you play some more. There's pride. They're a group of great musicians- and they're holding it down.

Only a fool humbles himself when the world is so full of men eager to do that job for him. (Theon Greyjoy)

I do my job on the mound and then do what I can at the plate, always working on helping the team anyway I can.

I'm lucky to have a job where I can bring my kids to work. I love the days they come visit me on set. My goal is and has always been to do work that my kids can be proud of - to set a good example for them. As long as I can still spend quality time with my kids, I'll continue to do what I'm doing and hopefully make them proud.

A leader's job is to help his people.

I'm one of the best defenders to ever play basketball, so I'm still the first option on defense.

I'd rather save a home run than hit one. I've always been like that. Defense is what I pride myself on.

I'm very proud of my team, and the way they stood behind me - and I'm very happy to show my female fans in that audience, and even my gay fans in that audience.

Vanity is a strange passion; rather than be out of a job it will brag of its vices.

Being alive is so extraordinary I don’t know why people limit it to riches, pride, security—all of those things life is built on. People miss so much because they want money and comfort and pride, a house and a job to pay for the house. And they have to get a car. You can’t see anything from a car. It’s moving too fast. People take vacations. That’s their reward—the vacation. Why not the life?

The leader is the servant who removes the obstacles that prevent people from doing their jobs.

To be able to do this job in the first place you've got to have a bit of an ego.

Self-made men are most always apt to be a little too proud of the job.

When doing a job — any job — one must feel that he owns it, and act as though he will remain in that job forever.

My job is to make the players I'm playing with better. I'm going to be the cat that does a lof of the ‘other things.'

It's exciting to look back at the work that I've done and not have a single regret about a job I've taken. I feel really proud of every film I've been a part of. Big or small role, I feel like it was the right choices.

If all of us who love baseball and are doing our jobs, then those who get the game from us will be as proud to be a part of it as we were. And we are. This game is a gift, and I am humbled, very humbled, to accept its greatest honor.

I haven't played defense in a couple years.

I don't feel myself that I Know it all, but I have enough conceit to be successful. That observation was made by a businessman in his 30s who was making notable headway, although his path bristled with difficulties. Business places no premiums on shrinking violets. Employers prefer men who have self-assurance, forcefulness, go-aheadness, men who know their jobs and know that they know it.

You can be confident and secure and know that you do a good job at what you do. But you don't know to be arrogant about it.

What it really is and what I now have experienced is that, people who take enormous pride in what they're doing - not in their person - that their work ethos is as high as nowhere else.That they love their jobs, they love to do their jobs properly as best they can. And coupled with the financial umph, you know, you get decent results.