Gilbert Arenas Quotes

I grew up believing that my parents helped change the world. I was so in awe of them, and I wondered how I could measure up. I mean, how do you change the world - again?

When you look at some of the greatest people and players in the world they all stand for something outside their working lives.

That's what cool about me being here and still being in the wrestling business. I can still give back, even being in the announcer's booth. I still feel like I'm a role model and I have a job to do.

I want to be the most influential champion, in a positive light. I want to change the world.

I feel it's important to make a mark somewhere.

Now, I look at where I am now and I know what I wanna to do. What I would like to be able to do is to spend whatever time I have left and to give, and maybe some hope to others.

All of the awards, applause, Twitter followers, shoes, it will all go away eventually. But if I can leave the world slightly more hopeful, inspired, and more healed than when I arrived, I did my job.

I just want to complete my legacy.

I'm honored that I'm in history, but I don't think it would mean anything if it doesn't change anything.

I like to aim for significance over success because rarely can you be significant and also successful, but many people can be successful and not significant.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time;

We're only on the earth for a short period of time. Movies aren't enough. I want to take my success and parlay it into something bigger and better.

I always approach every film I make as if it was going to be the last. So if I'm going to go out, I'm going out with a bang.

I want to create a different kind of legacy.

I want to impact some lives down the road, one by one, and I want people to look at my story and my life as an inspiration.

When you're successful, a professional athlete, you can help a lot of others.

If I can make my mark just a little bit, then great.

I think - you know, I'm a guy that - I don't live on the earth just to walk it. I live on here to make a difference.

I've always had a philosophy that position doesn't define power. Impact defines power. What impact are you making on people? What impact are you making on business?

The main thing is to make history, not to write it.

The NFL is my goal, not my dream. My dream is to have an impact on people.

It's important that I make a difference in some way. It's not necessarily how I make a difference, but I want to make sure that I do.

All I want is the defining moment.

I had the opportunity to go into the hospitals and talk to kids and see a kid and make him smile. Why? Because I'm a special person? No. It had nothing to do with that. It has everything to do with me being the quarterback at the University of Florida. And to not take advantage of that is a shame.

If I leave this Earth, I want to leave this Earth just knowing I've tried to give something back and tried to do something worthwhile with myself.