Carlos Vela Quotes

I prioritize in life. I like to work, I do TV shows, I do a lot of Iron Man training. I enjoy kicking back on a good night and drinking wine until I go to bed, and having fun with my friends. You just have to make time for it and keep it balanced.

I sort of leave the character at the end of the day. I don't carry anything around with me - no excess baggage or unnecessary thoughts. I think it's too exhausting to do that. To put things into perspective - your work is your work, and your leisure time is something else.

We want to have a life outside of Pearl Jam, too.

My working day usually lasts from 9 A.M. to 7 P.M., then two hours of viewing time for myself. It's like a religion.

At night, I don't do business meetings, because I think it sends the wrong message. I do dinner with friends, game night, or concerts.

I train with a serious attitude, and when I am having time off, I hope to be respected as well.

The way I balance life and skating is by enjoying the time I spend away from the rink. When I am not on the ice, I am not focusing on skating.

For me, it is important to get away from football, to calm down, relax, and have fun with family and friends.

Every one of us has learned how to send emails on Sunday night. But how many of us know how to go a movie on Monday afternoon. You've unbalanced your life without balancing it with someone else.

Responding to emails during off-work hours isn't the only area in which you need to set boundaries. You need to make the critical distinction between what belongs to your employer and what belongs to you and you only.

In my situation there are often things I need to do for the team, so when I get the chance to relax it's all I want to do.

If you go to school and practice for five days a week, it still gives you two days you can go and see your friends, you can go to the movies, you do whatever you like to do.

The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation.

I do virtually nothing except my work. No hobbies.

Actually, between books is precisely when I do give myself vacations.

I do give myself a break in my personal life but I think in work, if you don't push yourself you get bored and want to do something else.

Look, have whatever in your collection at home, but everybody needs a little Friday night. And really, that is Chic.

True luxury is being able to own your time - to be able to take a walk, sit on your porch, read the paper, not take the call, not be compelled by obligation.

When I am working, I am working. When I am promoting, I am promoting. The rest of the time, I try to stay under the radar a bit.

I grew up with the mindset that when you get home from work, you go to dinner and watch a movie. I don't want to be going to a club and taking off my panties.

I find myself going out less and less. When you're 22 and see older people start to do that, it's depressing, but once you hit 30, you think, 'Wow, I've been working all week - it might be really nice to stay in!'

To me, it's very important to have time at the restaurant but also time with family and time for myself.

I took some time out for life.

It is so important to me to have my time away from hockey. Obviously, hockey is my passion; I love it. But definitely for me, time away from the rink and time when my mind isn't thinking about hockey is important.

Some people say, 'Shah Rukh, you work so hard. Why don't you sit back with a glass of red wine or go out on the terrace for a smoke?' But that's not me.