I can't keep somebody from being a star, and I can't make somebody a star, and nobody can.
God gives gifts to everyone, some can write, some can dance. He gave me the skill to play football and I am making the most of it.
My success is the team's success. It's one of those things to a certain degree that it's effort and ability but also how I benefit from what my teammates do, and then it is up to me to perform.
A World Cup is always special because it is the highest podium on which you can show your abilities as an individual player or coach, and as a team.
There's obviously some validity to it. But I think it also points out that you obviously can do it on your own because people have been doing it long before they had the stuff.
I think God gave talent to different people in different areas.
If you put your faith in yourself and your abilities, intellect and dreams, then your foundation is only as strong as you are.
I understand my own strengths.
I don't know about the world, but I know kids. And I feel like sometimes kids don't get involved because they think, what can I do? I'm just a kid. And really kids can do so much.
The people with whom I've worked in the Special Operations community are more concerned with an individual's contribution to the team, and their ability to do their job exceptionally well, than their race or sexual preferences.
The emphasis on personal responsibility is something we've had in black America from the get-go. Every major leader and intellectual worth her salt has advocated for black folk to better ourselves and push ourselves to the limits of our abilities and gifts. At the same time, we've got to focus on creating a society that recognizes our worth, regardless of race and other factors.
And some can pot begonias and some can bud a rose, And some are hardly fit to trust with anything that grows.
My ideal is for each to do what he knows and what he can.
People who can't rely on their wits and intelligence to reach success -- that's not what government is about, and that's not what I want.
Talents differ; all is well and wisely put; If I cannot carry forests on my back, Neither can you crack a nut.
I genuinely do not even see the stats. It is just about the ability of the individual; what he brings to the table is all that matters.
Everything is subjective, right? A question that's easy for you is hard for somebody else, and vice versa.
Some can go further than others.
No matter our age, circumstances, or abilities, each one of us can create something remarkable of his life.
We must get rid of the silly, sloppy idea that all people are equal in capacity.
We know that equality of individual ability has never existed and never will, but we do insist that equality of opportunity still must be sought.
You cannot of yourself move your arm or alter your position, situation, posture, do to other men good or evil, or effect the least change in the world.
What one cannot, another can.
I'd like to see anyone do what I do for one week.
The reasons why a player is better on one club than on another are many. I certainly am not an expert and can't explain.
