Forrest Griffin Quotes

I put my money in the bank: I have to think of life after modeling, when I'm not famous any more.

Couples that do save have stronger, more stable, less stressful unions. In other words, you don't want to be fighting about saving; you just want to be saving, period.

I started on a very high note and I was alwasy able to choose. I want to be able to do that until my last breath. And to do that, you have to have money.

My private financial situation is such that I don't need to worry about my investments. I don't have much to invest.

I want to make as much money as I possibly can so that when my day comes, my mother and sister is fine. My close friends are fine. They don't have to worry about anything ever again.

We want to make sure our athletes have a future once their athletics careers are over.

Unless you are completely retired, earning money is the best form of wealth preservation.

Do not leave yourself or your family unprotected against financial storms... Build up savings.

We all have pretty much similar dreams, and at the root of all those dreams is being able to be in control of your money.

I didn't make enough money in my sport to retire.

Markets can't think about anything beyond about three months. This is very long-term for markets, which is why the important things in life have got to be taken outside of the marketplace.

I never felt I would get to the stage where I would to have to actively think about retiring from international football as I always thought it would pass me by.

There will always be ways to pay my rent, whether I wind up having to be a waitress on the side or whatever it is, but I think it's so important for me to do things that I'm passionate about.

When you're a 20-something-year-old athlete and you're getting a six-figure check every week, you're not thinking about next week. You're not thinking, 'I'm going to be broke,' or 'I'm going to need another job.' But I'll tell you, there are a lot of broke athletes out there - I know plenty - and I didn't want to end up as one.

I don't miss the economic insecurity, the living paycheck to paycheck.

I look forward to the end of all this money-making part of the career, to be truthful.

I realize what it means to be financially comfortable, and I want to be that. But I'm lucky enough to be in that position. And I'm also careful. I save 38 percent of my earnings after expenses, before taxes.

I've made a good amount of money. I'm very happy that I can now support my theatre company and support friends and family, and I'm ready to maybe go back to school and change careers.

I made a comfortable living for several years. I invested, and I protected myself, so I enjoy that freedom.

Well, isn't every successful person in every family the bankbook?

I wasn't that academic, but I always made sure I was earning money. I never wanted to put all my eggs in one basket. Even when I started doing music, my parents were like, 'You need to work; you can't just live off music.' I always knew that. So I worked until I knew I was going to be financially okay.

Women who have it all should try having nothing: I have no husband, no children, no real estate, no stocks, no bonds, no investments, no 401(k), no CDs, no IRAs, no emergency fund - I don't even have a savings account. It's not that I have not planned for the future; I have not planned for the present.

You can be young without money but you can't be old without it.

I have developed a life which seems to need a relatively high income.

I retired when I was 30, with all my marbles and a few bucks. But a lot of guys leave boxing penniless with no skills. Men in their 30s and early 40s, old for boxing, young in life, but also old in the job market if you're just getting started with no education. These guys need someone in their corner.