Calvin Johnson Quotes

Without sounding arrogant, I achieved a lot more than I thought I would do.

Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.

I never set money as a goal. It was a result.

I've already exceeded my expectations for myself. I'm one of the most influential people! I mean come on! I wanted to be... I never thought the things I've experienced in my life, I didn't think that was the life that I was gonna get to live.

I don't look at things goin', 'Oh, is this gonna make me rich? Is this gonna make me a star? Am I gonna win awards?' If all that stuff happens, great. Who cares? I still have to wake up in the morning and go to work and be happy to do it.

When I see myself on film it makes me smile, I mean making a good living doing what I enjoy is soo much fun. I just hope that everyone has the chance to enjoy life like I do.

I always considered myself very successful even before the success of Secrets and Lies.

I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age.

I don't have to justify myself. I work a lot and I earn a lot.

I love to do something that's challenging to myself, and just to see the success, it makes me go harder and harder the next time.

Failures in film do not mean much to me because at the end of the day, I am successful in my life.

The idea that I can provide for my mother and play at the highest level in the world for football and compete against the best guys in the world - it's a very exciting idea.

I want to win medals for myself.

At the end of the day, I just want to work hard for the team, and if I improve, I'm really satisfied.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be a football player. So I achieved my dream.

I think, at the end of the day, you have to decide what you want. Do you want to be famous? Do you want to be rich? Do you want to have a career? Those are three very different things.

I told some people before, that if five years from now, or 10 years, if I am still playing in the NFL, this whole kind of story just fits who I am. It just shows that with hard work and confidence in yourself and belief in yourself, you can accomplish your dreams.

Now I'm at the Premier League and help my family. That's all that matters.

I'm not going to apologize for my success. How I live is no secret.

I like my life. I like competing, but it's not just because of the money.

I am living proof that if you work hard enough, you will be able to achieve anything and I take a lot of pride in what I have achieved.

For me, success isn't even about money. It's about getting to do what you love and supporting yourself. Everything that comes after that is bonus, unless your only goal is to be rich. If that's your goal, you're going to find out that once you have a little bit, you want a lot. Then once you have a lot, you want a lot more.

Success isn't what makes you happy. It really isn't. Success is doing what makes you happy and doing good work and hopefully having a fruitful life. If I've felt like I've done good work, that makes me happy. The success part of it is all gravy.

I got it made the rest of my life, financially and in every other way. There's nobody in the world like me. I'm getting out just in time. If I was twenty seven, I could still kick ass. I don't have to beat Holmes. Why? I raised him, he worked three years as a sparring partner for me.

I got the three things I wanted. I did my job, I worked hard in the process, and I cherish the memories, and they're mine.