Reggie Bush Quotes

Deacon Jones has been the most inspirational person in my football career.

I'm very proud to be a professional tennis player. I'm really happy to be doing something that I love. With this comes responsibility, and I am honored when I am told that I have inspired someone to play tennis.

My father, my first coach, would never let me punk out if I was capable of helping the team.

My work ethic is from sports.

I might not be Shaq, but I can be Kobe, you know?

Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball team at Princeton.

Sports teaches you character, it teaches you to play by the rules, it teaches you to know what it feels like to win and lose-it teaches you about life.

There was no question that in our house doing well, doing it the right way, school, sports - there was an expectation. One of the things I've taken away from that is that I'm unafraid to expect a fair amount from people. It makes them so much better - you're doing them a disservice if you don't.

Suddenly in the end when it's over, you feel a big weight on your shoulders. That's the role of the captain. Unfortunately, it's sometimes like that in sport.

I was lucky enough when it came to sports and work ethic to be taught some basics that continue to be important.

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

I feel like I'm just like anyone else. I just happen to play football, and obviously with that comes responsibility, but I love that.

Sport has given me drive and discipline. It also taught me to remain humble.

Regardless of who you are, what sport you chose, or how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life.

There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when I went to college there was Robert Hill who took me there and he showed me what hard work and determination would do if you put forth the effort and you take a little time.

I do genuinely believe that young people who play sport at a competitive level, sensibly controlled, sensibly organised, that has to be a good thing. It will teach them to win, it will teach them to lose with dignity and magnanimity - all the things you want. It's a pretty good metaphor for life.

I had great football players. To be quite truthful, my great football players, the ones who wanted the ball at the end of the games, they weren't focused on money. They want to do something great. They want to go to Pro Bowls. They want to win Super Bowls. Those are the people that succeed in sports - or in business.

When you see a guy play hard, it's kind of like you want to follow him.

I have often wondered why I was never captain of the Lakers.

I know that it is a huge responsibility to be the captain, the No. 10, but I like it. I like the responsibility, the pressure, and I like playing football.

My job is just to go out and play hard every day.

If things are not going well on the field, then it's up to me to lead by example.

I don't care whether I play on the right or in the centre. All I want is for the coach to have faith in me.

As a captain and as a player I wanted to lead the team well and score runs, because I know the team still depends on me very much.

LeBron James, I just love watching him play. I love his work ethic and all the things he stands for.