Adnan Sami Quotes

I believe in God. I got down on my knees and I said, 'I get it. If this isn't for me, then it isn't for me.' And then a week later, I started working. I worked on 'The Following,' I worked on 'Elementary,' I worked on a pilot and then I got 'Orange.' So literally from that moment of deep surrender, that's when you're blessed.

I started with nothing and reached the level I'm at today. All I had was football and God's help.

Prayer and hard work are a pretty good one-two punch to get things done.

I stayed true to my dreams and, eventually, they came true.

It's amazing because people come up to me and say, 'Chuck, you're the luckiest guy in the world to be a world karate champion and a movie and TV star.' When they say this to me, I kind of smile because luck had nothing to do with it; God had everything to do with it.

I used to pray that God would make me a great athlete, and He never did.

… the truth in the power of the wish

I'm thankful to God that my life changed, but I'm also still on my grind.

Listen: God doesn't care whether or not you make your next jump shot. God will give you a lot of things in life, but he's not going to give you your jump shot. Only hard work will do that.

I'm fighting hard, I'm training hard. I'm still walking over people and stepping over people to get where I'm going and I would really like to give back especially to my mom, who was there for me when I was a kid.

You've got to stay humble and hungry. Just keep working and thank God you have a chance to play in the NBA.

Anything in life worth working for, is worth praying for.

Anyone will succeed in whatever field of endeavor in life by acquiring the same virtues and character that boxing world champions do - dedication, perseverance, courage, extreme self-discipline and prayers

With faith, discipline and selfless devotion to duty, there is nothing worthwhile that you cannot achieve.

Never give up on your dream... because you never know what the Lord can bless you with.

I had parents who instilled in me the importance of love, morals and hard work. I give God all the glory because he has brought me through so much.

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.

My mom used to tell me when I was little, 'When it rains, it's God's manifestation - a big day's waiting to happen.'

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true. You may have to work for it, however.

Dare to visualize a world in which your most treasured dreams have become true.

Dreams do come true, if we only wish hard enough, You can have anything in life if you will sacrifice everything else for it.

Anything large enough for a wish to light upon, is large enough to hang a prayer upon.

To have faith is to believe in truth, believe that truth confers special power on those lucky enough to get a little insight, and to know in our hearts that all these things come from God, which is why we should never get too cocky about our successes.

If that many people recognize how hard I go every night and what I put into my game, to make myself and my team better, it means a lot to mean. I'm fortunate; I'm blessed to be in the situation that I'm in right now.

Dreams do come true. If anyone's proof of that, it's me.