Gary Carter Quotes

At one point in my life, I thought getting old was a bad thing. Then I realized that the prestige, the respect, and the honor that people hold you at for being able to do anything for 20 years is well worth it.

As I get older and older, people like my work more and more.

One day you look out and the audience consists of 65,000 people. It's like looking in the mirror and one day you realise you've gone grey.

I always look up to people like Michael Gambon and Tommy Lee Jones, and I hope that as I mature I will become as craggy as them.

It was like an honor thing for me to meet 50 cause I respected his whole story.

It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55.

I guess I'm pleased and proud of the respect of my peers, and that when I disappear from the scene or from this earth, I will have left a mark. They'll say, 'He did it well.' I like being funny; it opens people up.

I want to make him the proudest dad to have me and I want to show everybody and nearly be as good as him because he was the best.

People still look at me as the champion and that's very important to me.

You know you've been around when they start to remake your own movies when you're still alive.

Chan Ho had a great career and was the exemplification of class, dignity and character.

I've been around a long time. Maybe the people like me.

The one thing I would hope would go on my tombstone is, 'I made my parents proud.'

I have wisdom of a 60-year-old. Also it takes a lot for me to respect a person, so when a person has a body of work behind him, it draws my respect.

I'm thankful that I have lived long enough to become a legend, and I hope I deserve it.

I'm going through life's cycles at an alarmingly fast pace, but my persona has a Peter Pan quality: he doesn't age.

You amaze me. You're 229 years old and that's what you think is funny.

They'll forget all the rubbish when I've gone, and they'll remember the football. If only one person thinks I'm the best player in the world, that's good enough for me.

I don't mind being older. I'm proud of my age. I've achieved a lot. It's the same thing with Mick and the Stones. They should be revered and respected. Isn't it strange that now we're living longer we have so much less respect for old age? Perhaps it's a less valuable commodity?

I think he's accomplished so much, I don't think it's fair to put me in the same category as Coach Payton. I think, hopefully, if you achieve even close to what he has in this league, then maybe you start to get mentioned.

An induction into the prestigious USSSA Hall of Fame is a humbling honor and a testament to everyone who helped foster and grow Worth's partnership with USSSA.

I just want to keep making my family proud.

With or without the idol tag, I believe I will be recognized for what I have done.

I never wanted the fans to remember me as anything but my best.

There is so much I admire about Buffon. His longevity is remarkable, his loyalty to Juventus impeccable.