Mauro Ranallo Quotes

When I play, I don't cheat. I played for 490,000 in Berlin, and I'll play just as hard for 100.

They all matter to me, whether I'm working on a Sam Jackson film for a week or I'm the star of my own TV series - I take it all very seriously, and I have a healthy respect for the work in general, despite the role.

I can only guess that, for guys in their 30s and 40s who watched me play, they understood that the score never mattered and my paycheck never mattered (in relation) to how I played. I played with Little League enthusiasm and professional flair. That's what fans are really looking for.

I expect people that come to the studio to work to come with the same energy I come with. If I see less than that, I get very strong about, if you want to do this, come with a sense of pride, come with eagerness and anxiety.

I have a lot of respect for the careers of the players. They are with us, they are with me, and I treat them like professionals.

Regardless of what happened off the field, that doesn't change what I do on the field and my performance.

The game was very, very good to me. I felt like I was equally as good to the game the way I played it and the way I respected it and the way I carried myself through the process.

My job's to play basketball. My job's not to be here to be friends with anybody.

You should always play 100 per cent, and you shouldn't expect every decision from the referee.

I've had great times in Utah, but regardless of where I'm playing, whether it's there or somewhere else, I'm going to stay professional.

Love me or hate me, I hope the WWE Universe can respect that night in and night out, I've given it my all.

When you do what you're supposed to do and don't complain much, I think the fans, media, players and front office appreciate and respect that.

I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight.

There is one common thing in superstars - enthusiasm and humility towards their work. Off sets, they are big stars for others, and they carry themselves the way they want to. When they are working, they are not stars.

I love the fan support, though, because it all comes from passion.

It's not just what you do on the pitch, it's what you do off the pitch.

Nothing is harder than working with an actor who doesn't take it seriously or show up in the same way that you are.

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.

If you've ever been around a group of actors, you've noticed, no doubt, that they can talk of nothing else under the sun but acting. It's exactly the same way with baseball players. Your heart must be in your work.

Athletes are very cool to me.

I don't care if it's a preseason game or not. You want to win.

We're just enthusiastic about what we do.

We have to win that game. But we have to win every game, that's the way it's always been.

My philosophy is, 'Show up, shut up, and do your job,' and if you do it to the satisfaction of your director and the public, you're likely to be able to do it again.

In the end, the great leveler in any sport is performance on the field or on the court. Kids don't care what language players speak or if they eat tacos, rice, or sauerkraut. They don't care if they're white, black, or brown.