Graham DeLaet Quotes

My thing has always been preparation. When I was a performer on the roster as one of the guys on a weekly, full-time schedule, I was always prepared.

I always want to play. But it is about making sure you stay ready.

I'm all about getting the training. Don't roll out of bed and say, 'I can do this.'

The difference between mediocre, good and great is you're able to have the enthusiasm for prep, to work to prepare to win the same in January that you do in August, when everybody says they're excited.

Every single day was an opportunity for me to be on the field, if I was starting, playing or not playing, every single day I came out here ready to work.

If it takes 30 days of rehearsal, you better ace all 30 of those days. When it's game time, you're ready to play ball.

I tell people that stand-up's like golf: you gotta do it every day to get it down - or at least three times a week to get it down.

I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it.

I practice every day, I warm up before I play.

When you are not practicing, remember somewhere someone is practicing, and when you meet him, he will win.

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

I am ready to work, I am ready for this job and I am ready for this challenge.

Beyonce was just always full-out. She's like a beast. So you learn that no matter how you feel, just do it. Just like Nike: 'Just Do It.'

You cannot win if you cannot run.

I prepare myself for rehearsals like I would for marriage.

You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way.

If I don't practice one day, I know it; two days, the critics know it; three days, the public knows it.

You don't want to line up on the blocks and know you have not done everything you possibly can.

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.

You have to want to play it all day, every day to get to the top.

I don't think I'm sharp enough to not prepare and come on set and kill it.

My style is I work hard at it. I feel like I'm prepared every day.

As far as acting goes, you get to a certain point where, I think, everyone can do the job, and it comes down to a level of commitment. I think sometimes all you have to do is show up.

I'd be so bored if I wasn't going out there, knowing that I could still do it. So, I'm going to work hard to be ready to go, and I still plan on playing for a long time.

This is what we get paid to do, is to bring it every week, and I hope the guys would say I bring it every week. I mean, I love this game, and I bring energy.