LL Cool J Quotes

Once you decide to do something, and you're pretty sure you're right, then you gotta go ahead and do it. Because if you piddle around, somebody else will beat you to it.

The two important things I did learn were that you are as powerful and strong as you allow yourself to be, and that the most difficult part of any endeavor is taking the first step, making the first decision.

Take care, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so.

I'm the one who will take chances, not worry about the backlash.

The only risk is not taking the risk. You've got to take that step.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

Ain't no chance if you don't take it.

If it's a good idea, go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize than it is to get permission.

No choice is the wrong choice as long as you make a choice. The only wrong choice is choosing not to make one.

Closed mouths don't get fed, and I'm gonna eat every time I get on the court.

When the world says, 'Jump,' you gotta jump. It's like me moving to America when I was 29. I just did it. And now it's a home. You can't plan those things.

Football doesn't hold back for anyone. There's no waiting around. If you don't take your chances they will soon pass you by. You have to be mature and take it one step at a time.

If I get a target, I want the ball in my hands.

You just have to be clear in your head and take the chances when they come.

Pace is just how fast we can get the ball from one end to the other. It's not necessarily how fast we can shoot. It's just a tempo thing.

My priority is possession. Attack, get a lot of players in the opposition half, take risks.

I like to have an attacking style on both ends.

When teams are crowded in the paint, it's very hard to get in there and penetrate, but you got to find ways to get into transition and get into your strengths. It's a lot of thinking out there, you got to make sure you think and strategize.

I know what people expect of me - to have the fighting style of going forward and having a lot of action.

When we're able to get stops, get the ball off the glass and run, you never know who's going to get the ball. Everyone takes off, runs to their spots, and the ball just finds the open man.

I take risks; sometimes I lose the ball. It happens. This is the football.

When you're running next to a guy who's about to lay it up in transition, you just get out of the way because you know Giannis is coming to block it.

Whoever I'm playing against, I go in and try to stop their best scorer and try to get myself going on the offensive end.

I want to fight the guys that are ranked above me, even though I don't care about rankings because they're just opinions anyway. Even if a guy is below me and wants to fight, I'll take the fight if it makes sense.

I learned a long time ago that there is something worse than missing the goal, and that's not pulling the trigger.