Glenn Gronkowski Quotes

Everything about morality and obligations I owe to football.

Baseball is about talent, hard work, and strategy. But at the deepest level, it's about love, integrity, and respect.

I know guys respect work ethic, and they respect the guys that are invested and committed.

My parents were strict and taught me the proper fundamentals that I would use in my life. They taught me commitment to work hard.

My parents have always told me to work hard. My father was a friend, a very good friend, but when he needed to be a father, he was.

Everyone has an affection for the club where you played in your youth; that's normal. But loyalty to it? Loyalty is staying at the club. Affection is different. The important thing is that when you're there, you give it your all, respect the rules and respect the club, and try to be the best you can be. That's fair enough.

Whoever I suit up for... I'm going to do my job.

I always strive to set an example for my kids to work hard and develop a strong sense of work ethic.

I try to work hard, be professional, be fun to work with, and be accountable.

As players, we were paid to do a job we loved - in my case, at the club I supported. And nothing I did could be allowed to interfere with that. The manager would not have permitted it.

Every time I come and try to work hard in training, and when I get opportunities, try to work hard and do the things the boss asks us to do.

When you do what you're supposed to do and don't complain much, I think the fans, media, players and front office appreciate and respect that.

I've had to work hard all my life, and I will never, ever ask a fan or reader to pay for something I've rushed. It's not fair to them, and I will never give them anything except my absolute best.

Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is. I still follow that advice and have already tried to pass it on to my children. They, of course, ignored me.

I think there's nothing that's not important. Everything you do - from how you connect with the guys in the locker room, to how you learn, to how you play on the field - everything's important; everything goes with the position.

When it comes down to it, I always played hard for my teammates and I played hard for my coaches no matter who it was, ownership.

You cannot just switch football on and off; it's intense. There were times when I probably shouldn't have got involved in certain things and said certain things, but you feel that sometimes you have to stand up for what you believe. Maybe the supporters looked to me to stand up as well.

I wanted to trust in my partners and the directors and producers and do the best I can to deliver what I could deliver.

Winning our fans' approval will come from all of us doing the right things for the right reasons, me included.

You must respect people and work hard to be in shape. And I used to train very hard. When the others players went to the beach after training, I was there kicking the ball.

I learned a great many things in the Marines that helped me as a football coach. The Marines train men hard and to do things the right way, just as a football team must train.

Most players who play tennis love the game. But I think you also have to respect it. You want to do everything you can in your power to do your best. And for me, I know I get insane guilt if I go home at the end of the day and don't feel I've done everything I can. If I know I could have done something better, I have this uneasy feeling.

May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences!

I always thought being a gamer and someone who had a sense of responsibility to the game and to my teammates was the honorable thing.

Football is about winning; it's that simple. You have to love what you do. If you're here for the money, than you don't belong here.