Ed Reed Quotes

A job should bring enough for a worker and family to live on, but after that, self-realization, the exercise of one's gifts and talents, is what truly matters.

I justified working so hard by knowing that I was helping to maintain the roof over our heads.

The game of football has changed for me. It was a personal goal for me at first. But now it's a way to provide for my family. It's a way to provide for my daughter. I'm just ecstatic that I can do that.

I come from a really poor family, and when I started doing campaigns, it changed everything for my family. I am not complaining; I had a beautiful childhood - we didn't have a lot of money, but there was always food on the table, and my parents saved money so that in the holidays we would all get in the car and drive to the mountains.

Grace under pressure isn't just about bullfighters and men at war. It's about getting up every day to face a job or a white boss you don't like but have to face to feed your children so they'll grow up to be a better generation.

I like playing music because it's a good living and I get satisfaction from it. But I can't feed my family with satisfaction.

I am a professional photographer because it is the best way I know to earn the money I require to take care of my wife and children.

I worked as a truck driver, carpenter's assistant, doing whatever it took to keep bread on the table for the family.

I've had an ambition to be somebody since I was 13 years old because I wanted to help my family. I wanted to hurry and grow up so I could make enough money to buy my father a big car and my mother a beautiful home with an electric washing machine and all those things she used to see in the newspapers.

My goal is to live out my dreams, to have a long NBA career, win championships and provide for them. My mom works two jobs. She does security and event staffing. My sister is a waitress. Anytime I'm down or don't want to work out, I remember our situation and what I've got to keep doing.

I am proud of my scars because they show I dedicated myself to a bigger purpose.

I would have - I didn't really have to be an athlete. I could have been, you know - worked in fast food, been a janitor, anything. I would have had two or three jobs, working long hours, you know, to support myself and for my family in the future. I would have been successful.

When I go to the ring, I'm providing for my family.

I've not had a career like Brady or Rodgers with all the Super Bowls and the incredible things they've done. But for me, the adversity made me who I am.

Any man who steps in the ring, I give them respect because we're trying to feed our family and this is how we do it.

I was determined to become a footballer, not only because I loved the game but so I could provide for my family.

I'm very pleased with how far I've come, and I see my injuries and my scars and all my buddies and everybody that was at Walter Reid with me, you know I see it almost as a form of character.

The reason I fight is to provide for my family, and I cannot risk having that taken away.

I thought that if I could play rugby on TV, I'd be able to get my mum a house. That was the driving factor.

Sometimes I just think we get caught up in the entertainment aspect of this business and people kind of forget that this is the way we feed our families and this is our livelihoods.

I'm fighting just so I can take care of my family.

When I went to my first FA Cup final, we had to pack bags in Tesco to raise enough money for a bus to London. Now, I own a house.

Our virtues are dearer to us the more we have had to suffer for them. It is the same with our children. All profound affection admits a sacrifice.

Working full-time should mean enough to support a family.

Bravery in simple soldiers is a dangerous trade, to which they have bound themselves to get their livelihood.