Ryan Leaf Quotes

My mother, she's like, She can work on herself.

I take responsibility for myself and what I do now.

You can never control other people. You can only control yourself. I have definitely learned that.

You have to take responsibility for how you act. You can't fix everyone.

I think I have more patience now than I did in the past.

You cannot lead others until you have first learned to lead yourself.

The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.

I feel proud to be a skater: it's taught me how to be emotional, more connected with myself, more mature, more understanding of my thoughts and the conversations I've had with myself.

The most important thing that I tell myself is that no matter where I go in this journey, the humility is what's gonna keep me honest and real. And perhaps a better manager.

I'm definitely my worst critic. I guess that's good because it keeps you on your toes.

I realize everything's on me as far as what kind of player, person, and student I'm going to be.

Mature striving is linked to long-range goals. Thus, the process of becoming is largely a matter of organizing transitory impulses into a pattern of striving and interest in which the element of self-awareness plays a large part.

In the end, it's a mental maturity to let your best come out.

I have learned to watch myself and give myself constructive criticism. Although I have to cover my face and peek sometimes!

When I was younger, I behaved a bit strangely sometimes - lost my temper, did silly things - but little by little, I've gotten better. As a chef, I think you need to do a lot of work on yourself and your temperament.

Not many people do at the age of 21 or younger even, know how to act nor could be concerned with anything other than fighting, women and money.

I know that I'm definitely not a big big snob, and I know that at the times that I am a diva I know I'm being a diva. It's kind of annoying to know that you are. Because it's a person I do not want to be. So I'm trying my best not to become a jerk.

I work on myself daily to be a better person. When I react in a negative way to somebody, I sit back and think about why I did it, so I'm always working on myself, and my music is the same.

It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.

Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

There's a need for accepting responsibility - for a person's life and making choices that are not just ones for immediate short-term comfort. You need to make an investment, and the investment is in health and education.

Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.

Resolutions are a wonderful thing if we can keep them, but many resolutions go by the wayside because we have not done anything different with our mindset.

To remain a credible leader, I must always work first, hardest, and longest on changing myself. This is neither easy nor natural, but it is essential.

For many years, I tried to make New Year's resolutions. I made lists and shot for great heights: I would show altruism and exert moral strength, patience and all those other great attributes.