Kawhi Leonard Quotes

I go on expeditions for the same reason an estate agent sells houses - to pay the bills.

A lot of us players, if you were to ask them, feel like they have to play overseas. Why? 'Why not? Might as well do it while I can.' For a while, I felt that way - I've got to make the most money that I can. Now, do I feel like I could still play overseas? Absolutely. But I don't feel that pressure anymore.

In life, people move on their interests and even more when money is an issue.

At Cornell University, it was well known that after five years on Wall Street, you could expect to be making half a million a year in salary and bonus; after 10 years, you could expect a million or more. I had 60 grand of university debt, and my parents had no retirement. I needed that money.

I love making money, but you can't live your life waiting to get rich in a job that no longer feeds you artistically.

I make a good living doing what I do.

At that time I was making the largest salary known on television and I didn't want to see it die because those were the years paying off when I wasn't making anything.

With the money I'm making, I should be playing two positions.

I'm not in this for the money because if I was, I would have jumped out after our first album.

I won't do things for money. I can't.

I don't want to be a guy who's just sitting on the bench stealing money.

We all play football to get money.

I want my life to move on. On the other hand, I can't say no to offers, not when I'm getting £50,000 a year to be Eddie the Eagle.

You get the reality checks during the course of your adult life and your career, and you realize that as good as the money in boxing is, most of the time people most don't make Ray Leonard or Oscar De La Hoya money, even if you make very good money.

Money means a lot of respect. It means a lot of accomplishment and a lot of hard work.

Earlier in my career, there may have been compulsions for accepting films for money.

I lived job-to-job before 'Magic Mike.' It certainly has meant a lot to me from a financial standpoint.

My game has really picked up in the NBA.

I feel bad for guys in other sports that never work a job. Think about it, most MMA fighters have had to do something for money whereas a guy who was an athlete in college sport then went straight to the pros, he's never had a skill outside of sport.

Money wasn't the motivating factor in calling time on my international career and focusing on T20 cricket. If I was here to make as much money as I can, I would be playing 10 to 12 tournaments a year.

Being able to provide for me and my brother and my family, that's pressure.

Television allows for survival, which is the basic issue for me. You have to decide how much money is enough. You can't get carried away with the hunt for money. But there are times it shows up, and you need to grab it, and that allows you to hunt for a better script.

To me, I just play baseball, whether I have the contract or not.

I don't really have the desire, as far as love of the game. It's more about the paycheck I can make.

I just want to be successful. I'm not going to sit here and be like, 'I want to win a Grammy' or whatever; if that comes, that's awesome. But I just want to be successful and provide for my whole family and get my family out the hood.