Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje Quotes

I'm someone who always comes on the court no matter what's going on in my life. It's all about basketball and my teammates and my team. I don't let any distractions in, and I bring my best every night, regardless of what's going on or what people are talking about.

Debra Winger doesn't let anything interfere with her performance, which is the way it should be.

Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.

There's no off nights. When you think it's an off night, it's not.

Acting like an adult and being professional on set and getting my work done has just been a lifestyle for me. It's not something I have to try hard to do, necessarily.

I am the extreme member of the band because I never go out after the show. It's my rule.

The first thing I learned from Jeter is to be the same no matter if you are doing good or bad. It is kind of like, play hard every day, and don't take anything for granted.

You come in to work, put that game face on, leave your problems at home, stay strong.

It doesn't matter if you're winning or losing. You've got to be the same guy; you've got to prepare the same.

The one thing about me is that I keep my personal life away from my sporting life. And, when I am training for a fight, that is my focus.

I have to show up and do my job every day; that's my focus.

Regardless of what happened off the field, that doesn't change what I do on the field and my performance.

I try to be as focused as I can so I can do my job to the best of my abilities.

Always be focused and never let it go - that's something I've learned so much. I learned that from Simeone.

I've fought in front of thousands of people and never responded to the crowd. I got there, did my job, and left.

When I'm on the field, I just do my job.

When I played cricket for the West Indies, I never worried. I never really watched anyone else. I had a job to do, and I tried to do it to the best of my ability.

I'm going to show up and do my job to the best of my abilities every day, every week.

I believe ability can get you to the top,” says coach John Wooden, “but it takes character to keep you there.… It’s so easy to … begin thinking you can just ‘turn it on’ automatically, without proper preparation. It takes real character to keep working as hard or even harder once you’re there. When you read about an athlete or team that wins over and over and over, remind yourself, ‘More than ability, they have character.'

Working with Michael Chiklis is a lesson in professionalism and staying focused. That's what Chiklis brings all day long.

When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.

I work hard and I party hard. When I go to work, I know what I am doing and I do it to the best of my abilities. When I party, I take exactly the same rule book with me.

I was a hard worker, and I always knew my lines.

My principal at RADA once told me, 'You'll know you're a professional when you don't feel like doing it but you have to do it.'

My job is my sport so I have to make sure that I stay focussed on it. I train almost every day so it takes up a lot of my life and you don't want to bring any new distractions into your life.