J. D. Martinez Quotes

And I'm a believer that you take a negative and turn it into a positive, and as it turned out, it was one of the best things that ever happened to me. And so I do appreciate the Ranger staff and the Ranger organization for giving me that opportunity.

I may not be where I want to be, but thank God I am not where I used to be.

I wouldn't be where I am without Evolve.

You wouldn't wish hardship on anyone, but when it comes, you would be crazy not to see the huge growth that will come from it.

You're only a new artist one time, and I can just say I'm so blessed. I feel so inspired to do other things, to be so much more.

You can learn more from the lows than the highs. The highs are great but the lows make you really look at things in a different way and want to improve. Every player will have both in their careers and I have, but what you get is that experience which is so important to perform at your best.

I think you need to go through some stuff to really appreciate life and understand what it means to persevere, overcome and have faith. I think those tough times make you a stronger person.

I like to think that even if we make some really bad choices and go down some bad paths, we'll eventually emerge from it.

I went from not knowing anything to becoming really curious and wanting to know and respecting people in the industry, realizing how hard they work. I will always be thankful for 'Top Model' for that.

I see possibilities in everything. For everything that's taken away, something of greater value has been given.

There was a moment when I was watching Martin Lawrence and Will Smith in 'Badboys' that I felt, you know, inspired. I don't know if I was proud, because so many people do the work. Everyone's part of a team that develops over the years and gives people chances. There have been some good moments watching people develop.

Little Zac had it easy - but he didn't realize he had it easy, so he took it for granted. I think going through 'Hairspray' and other projects helped me learn about the business and life in general.

No one ever said learning was to be easy, but it's part of the process of evolving as a human being, and we all have to go through it. When I look back, I see that each difficult time brought an important lesson. And I prefer to look at it with gratitude because I wouldn't be who I am today if I haven't gone through it all.

I'm very thankful I'm finding my way, and people are excited to bring me into roles that demand a certain complexity.

I am grateful for all the moments that I have, and I'm moving forward one step at a time to the future.

I have fallen a few times, and each time, I have gotten up and grown as a person and looked at things a little differently.

I'll never forget my time at Banfield. It is a club that gave me everything and gave me the opportunity to become a man and a player.

I have learned a lot a lot in my three years at Gladbach and developed a feeling for what is best for me. I owe the club a lot.

I like the fact I've got a past to learn from, but I don't want to wish my life away, either.

In terms of my own life and the mistakes I made and the struggles I had, I'm grateful for them. It taught me more than success and opportunity ever did.

We've all, you know, done things that we think at the time were bad, but actually, in hindsight, you look back and go, 'I'm really grateful that happened because I'm a stronger person.'

I'm so grateful for everything I went through. We learn from the hardships.

Everything is a learning lesson, good and bad, so I am happy with the way things are, and I learned from everything negative. I am in a great space now, so I wouldn't change a thing!

Boston was a good situation for me, but I think it was over time they were able to understand what they had.

We were all just taught to work as hard as we could, use these opportunities to advance, and just really appreciate all that we had.