Jayson Tatum Quotes

One of my goals is definitely to motivate the youth towards sports. Whether it's arts or academics, I just want to let them know that anything is possible. To think that I grew up as a WWE fan and now I'm a WWE champion proves that through hard work anything really is possible.

It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.

I want the kids to know that it's not a myth that somebody from their city plays and wins in the NBA. I just want to influence them to work hard and do whatever they want to do in life, whether it's to be a basketball player or scientist... if they believe in themselves, they can do anything.

My goals all along were to win state and play in the McDonald's All-American game. I'm happy I was able to accomplish those things.

I might not be Shaq, but I can be Kobe, you know?

I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I'm like, 'I didn't think I'd be here.'

The Olympics show that your dream can come true if you work hard. It's not impossible.

The Olympics is about letting people believe in their own dreams.

Follow your deepest dream, the one you had as a kid... but stay focused.

I worked hard and made my own way, just as my father had. And just, I'm sure, as he hoped I would. I learned, from observing him, the satisfaction that comes from striving and seeing a dream fulfilled.

I look up and go, 'I'm living in the world I visualized a long time ago.' From making movies, to the Film Society, to just being in a film world. It's a life that I wanted to inhabit. I think everyone has the opportunity to do that in this world - it's just, are you gonna work for it, and how much does it mean to you?

I've always said I aspire to follow the likes of John Terry, Michael Dawson and Rio Ferdinand. I always watch what they do and try and learn from them.

We can't all be Lionel Messi, even if we want to.

To be successful in anything, you have to have a passion for it, and that leads to being enthusiastic and demanding. I didn't have it for history. So I wouldn't have been a good teacher in that area. But I had it for basketball. And that's what coaching is at every level: it's about teaching.

We want to make our dreams come true and the Champions League is a dream for all of us.

To me, being an All Black means following our dreams.

Everyone knows what a great player, as well as a person, David Beckham is. I am just hoping that I can learn from him. I know if I want to go far in my football career I have to do as well as him.

LeBron James, I just love watching him play. I love his work ethic and all the things he stands for.

Ever since I was little, I wanted to win the NBA championship.

Many of us forget who we were before we became cricketers. I remember how hard I tried to get an autograph when I was young.

It's great, just to even get mentioned in the category with the type of person like Dwyane Wade, one of the best NBA players in the league today. It's great, and that makes me work even that much harder to be better than him.

Seeing guys like Canelo helps me get better because they are already champions and I want to become champion. Having role models like that helps me a lot.

I'll have time to mature and develop, and one day, hopefully, I can bring a ring to wherever I am. LeBron did it.

I have every goal you could possibly dream of - Rookie of the Year, NBA champion, MVP.

LeBron James has always been the biggest one - I just love to watch him. I'm a big fan, and he's a big inspiration of mine.