Zack Greinke Quotes

Many players want to make as much money as they can and change teams for ten grand. How is that going to make much difference to their lives?

I did not choose Tottenham for the money. Believe me, I could've gone elsewhere to earn more, even in England.

Players must understand that if they go after more lucrative contracts, then they forfeit their chances of playing in the national team.

But in the NFL, you know you're not playing for the 'T' on the side of the helmet. You're not playing for the color of the Steelers. You're playing more because they're paying you to play and you have a family to take care of.

It was a precondition to leaving Facebook that I wasn't going to start something that was just about chasing money.

I never turned down a movie because they wouldn't give me enough money.

I don't enjoy getting knocked about on a football field for other people's amusement. I enjoy it if I'm being paid a lot for it.

If I could make millions of dollars being a softball player, I would quit acting in a second.

If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday.

I went out as a free agent in Boston and had a great year and I priced myself out of there market, at the time.

The money isn't a lure. I've done very well out of this business.

Lee May's about the same age as me; he's got about the same stats. So how come he's making about one-eighty, two hundred thousand, and I'm the best damn paid player in the game? I'll tell you why: Because I put the meat in the seats!

You can have a contract that is better than your friends, but no player looks back and says, 'I won more money.'

My goal is just to make as much money as I can in the sport, and that's it.

In WCW, your future was determined by the time you signed the contract. I was the lowest-paid guy in the company at $75,000.

I don't really have the desire, as far as love of the game. It's more about the paycheck I can make.

The 49ers drafted me assuming I wanted to play more than one year. At the time, I did, too. Things changed. They didn't deserve to be undercut. And I didn't want that to happen.

I don't know how much the other fighters make. But I need to tell you that, for myself, money is not the first consideration.

Of course it's normal for people to say, 'Yeah, this player changed teams because of the money.' That could be the case sometimes, but after a certain level of success? No.

You cannot be mad at somebody for wanting to play for another team.

My motivation wasn't really to get a $95 million contract, you know?

I don't fight for legacy. I don't fight for none of that, I fight for that check. I'm in the check cashing business.

Owners want to make their team a winner so they can get more fans in the stands, and that's why they go after the best ball-players and pay 'em what they're worth.

I love to play for Pittsburgh. If they can't afford me, then I'd love to play in L.A. or New York.

You know what I think? Very few people play because they love the game. Most of them play because they make good money. They keep playing because of the money. I could care less about it. If I don't love the game, no check is going to keep me playing.