Chris Hadfield Quotes

Unfortunately, your reputation often rests not on your ability to do what you say, but rather on your ability to do what people expect.

Sonnen, to me, he's a great athlete, but he created that image so much for himself that people don't think he's that good. They just think he talks. So I think it's a risk you run when you do that.

Results matter! They matter to your credibility.

I put my best foot forward to make the best impression I could have, and it's been serving me well ever since.

I will let the work I've done speak for me.

It's hard to name a person who is unpopular who has influence.

David Cameron has a lot of credibility and influence.

Everybody will give you a certain amount of respect just because you're the boss' daughter. But if you don't follow through, you lose that pretty quick.

When your work speaks, you don't need to speak at all.

My track record speaks for itself.

You are what your record is.

People's perception changes so fast. You win, and people say, 'Well, he had all of those sanctions at USC, and that's why he lost.' You lose, and, 'OK, he's a bad head coach, and he's just a good play-caller wherever he has been.'

Always let your work talk for yourself. No matter how much you give interviews or how much you are written about, it is always the performance which counts.

I want to prove to the skeptics that I'm not a clown. I'm very serious about what I do. I want to be a good ski jumper who has a sense of humor.

Throughout my football career, I've always been somebody who's been very aware, and I know when the camera is on me, and I know how to be polished. I can see how that might come off as disingenuous.

Judge me on how I play football, or judge me on when you meet me.

He's a big player, and the big players score the big goals and make the big contributions in the big games. That's what determines a great player. That's what Steven Gerrard is.

In all these years, I've understood one thing: that it's only your work that should do all the talking.

I am not the kind of person who makes his bread and butter on how hyped I am. I am an actor, and I do my job.

Every job you do, somebody's looking at it. You're leaving an impression on somebody. What is going to be your footprint?

The rewards of my life have been great. I built a company; I left things better than I found them. I have a good reputation. I put the Vanguard shareholders and crew first. That's a huge thing.

With fame comes the responsibility of what you say. If the country is watching you, there ought to be substance, something worthwhile to speak about.

I think I built my reputation by not worrying about it.

To have a platform to make a difference ultimately, which is what I want to do with my life, we've got to win football games. When you're highly paid and your losing, no one really cares what you have to say.

I bring immediate impact off the court as much as I do on the court.