Jayson Tatum Quotes

Naftali Bennett and I have a method in life: We believe in seizing opportunities.

I never wanted to let go of the opportunity, and so I hit upon 'VIP 2'.

I'm not happy not doing anything. When positive things are rolling in, you've got to take them when you can get them.

I've learned that I have to be more aggressive in that position, when I'm leading the match.

I think seizing the opportunity and making the most of your time is very important, and loving life.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

I just have to make sure that, whenever an opportunity arises, I keep taking them.

When opportunities come my way, I'm going to try to make the play.

Most people do not ever pick up the phone. They never ask, and that is what separates the people that do things from the people that just dream about them. You have to act, and you have to be willing to fail. You have to be willing to crash and burn, because if you are afraid of failing, you will not get very far.

When I did play, I tried to make the most of it.

Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.

We cannot put off living until we are ready.

You can spend your whole life planning. But once you're ready, get out there and start doing it.

Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.

If something excites you, go for it.

So at some point you realize that your life is not just going to start one day in the future, that you're living it.

I'd much rather wear out than rust out.

Closed mouths don't get fed, and I'm gonna eat every time I get on the court.

The whole idea is you can't sit around and do nothing. You have to get up and start living one day at a time. That's what I did my entire career. You can't sit around and say, 'Oh, poor me. Nobody likes me. Nobody is giving me a job.' You have to get up and go. If you sit at home and do nothing, that is what is going to happen.

Lots of times I was out through forcing the game.

If you want things done, you need to be able to find solutions.

When I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they're not, then I try to set about trying to make them as good as I can 'cause I know I'm gonna have to live that day anyway. So why not try to make the most of it if you can? Some days, they pan out a little better than others, but you still gotta always just try.

You have to think a little smarter, be proactive, not reactive.

It's very important to stay creative and not simply to wait around for people to want you. It's the hardest thing about the business.

Here's how I operate. When I see something I like, 20 years later, I ask her brother for her phone number. She don't even see me coming.