Clint Dempsey Quotes

The paradox is, I can't miss the good things about my father while he is alive, but I will of course miss him... when he is dead.

You have to squeeze every creative moment and be grateful.

My dad was a man of great wisdom in his short time here.

Nashville has pushed me to improve constantly as few other places could, and I'm grateful for that.

Life goes by really fast, and it seems that there are times when you're burying a lot of friends and family. And then there are times that feel really precious and everybody is doing okay. This is one of those times.

Before we took down the tree each year, Dad would always say a prayer that we would be together the next Christmas. I cling to that prayer, which serves as a reminder that it's important to be grateful in the present for the people you love because, well, you never know.

We started Wayfarer Entertainment to create content that we felt could actually inspire people to be the best version of themselves. We take life for granted so often, and we don't realize that tomorrow isn't guaranteed.

As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.

I'm just thankful to have a tour and work something I can focus on.

You just never know when you're living in a golden age.

Every day I wake up and I really try to pinch myself to take advantage of today and to use that freedom of gesture to do what I really like to do.

When you get as lucky as I got, you have to work as hard as possible to earn that luck.

I'm always relieved when someone is delivering a eulogy and I realize I'm listening to it.

I look back with a mix of emotions: sadness for the people who are gone, nostalgia for times that have passed, but immense gratitude for the wonderful opportunities that came my way.

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.

I've gotten books published. I've met famous people that are very nice. I look back and I say, 'Wow. Thank you, God, for giving me this gift. And thank you for helping me to keep going.'

If you are close to your parents or a grandparent, you watch as they get old and you learn so much from that, and it makes you want to learn more while you have time.

I know a lot of people who are not here anymore, and I wonder why I'm still here... Not a day goes by that I don't think about Sam Cooke. His presence is so strong and so convincing to me, a true artist, a true talent, who never talked down to people.

Remember me with smiles and laughter, for that is how I will remember you all. If you can only remember me with tears, then don't remember me at all.

I started a list of all my friends who had died of AIDS, and I stopped at 78. I think about things like that, and I'm just real glad to be here.

I have a collage of pictures of my dad holding my brother and me. I look at that before every game just to remind me about having no fear or regrets and to go out and enjoy the moment, because I know how precious life is.

Why do we wait for tragedy to strike to tell someone how special they are, or how special they were?

I've been very lucky with having a run of working with very special people and it just makes you work harder.

Personally I'm just trying to take advantage of every moment that I get.

I am grateful to my mother for insisting that I complete my education.