Ernest Borgnine Quotes

My Marine experience helped shape who I am now personally and professionally, and I am grateful for that on an almost daily basis.

In the Marines, I was stunned, absolutely stunned, at everything around me, at what the world looked like.

Anyone who says they don't enjoy the Army is mad - you can spend a week hating it and the next week it could be the best thing in the world and the best job you could ever, ever wish for. It has got so much to offer.

My four years in the Marine Corps left me with an indelible understanding of the value of leadership skills.

As a former Airman First Class in the United States Air Force, like many veterans in America, my military experience played an important part in instilling in me a sense of character and discipline that has served me throughout my life.

The Army is a big mixing bowl, and we know that we wear one uniform. We identify with one set of Army values. We serve one Constitution, and we see ourselves as one team.

Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave.

Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look on them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.

I liked the military life. They teach you self-sufficiency early on. I always say that I learned most of what I know about leadership in the Marine Corps. Certain basic principles stay with you - sometimes consciously, mostly unconsciously.

The true value of sport is more than the skills that young people learn.

In the military, you learn the essence of people. You see so many examples of self-sacrifice and moral courage. In the rest of life, you don't get that many opportunities to be sure of your friends.

In the Marine Corps, you meet this really broad segment of the country; you're working with people from all kinds of backgrounds. And it exposes you to the American military, particularly the American military at war.

Once an Armyman, always an Armyman.

I'm a better and more educated person because of basketball.

I lived to play basketball. Growing up as a kid, Bill Russell and the Boston Celtics were my favorite team. The way they played, the teamwork, the sacrifice, the commitment, the joy, the camaraderie, the relationship with the fans.

I like the ethos of the military and the idea of joining an institution in which, at the very least, everyone who signs up believes in something.

The army teaches boys to think like men.

Softball has given me so much in life. It's taught me the kind of person I want to be, and given me a sweet sisterhood. It even led me to my husband.

You shouldn't just work on your jump shot. You should work on being a better person, a better teammate, and a better friend.

Look, I have no qualms about having played basketball. The game has done so much for me. Look at the places I've been, for one thing.

What is learned on the athletic field is not forgotten, nor are the lessons of character that are forged there ever lost. Consider the contributions in the field of public life, business, law, medicine, and the military of those who actively participated in athletics.

One thing I've always prided myself on is understanding that to have success, you have to have high-character kids.

I'm a competitor. I want the ball when it matters. But I came to Houston because I wanted to play with Chris Paul (a guy I've been close with since we were kids) and James Harden.

One of the great things about the SEAL teams in particular, and the American military in general, is the tremendous diversity of backgrounds and experience that people bring to their service.

If I wasn't doing this, I'd be working in a chippy. Cricket can change your life. It can teach you a lot about discipline and life in general.