Fred VanVleet's story - here's a kid who's not very fast, not very tall, undrafted, had every excuse to not make it big and here he is and he's gonna be one of the top free agents.
I would like to be No. 2 but never No. 1. When I was No. 1, all eyes were on me. No. 2 slips out the door quietly and makes another great record.
I've been taking batting practice in my barn where nobody can see me, so I may be better than anyone thinks.
Merlin is the unsung hero who is often responsible for things turning out positively, but rarely gets credit for that.
You always know about the guys who are sorta like the moral winner. Then, all the sudden, a guy comes up - the average, hardworking young man - and pulls off something that's, you know, totally unexpected, and in such a dynamic fashion.
An artist can be truly evaluated only after he is dead. At the very 11th hour, he might do something that will eclipse everything else.
Sometimes, the players who are not spoken about a lot, they grow and get better - with silence.
Progress can be unglamorous.
I've been so good in so many movies that nobody saw.
I always wanted to be the underdog. For me, as a portrait photographer, it's the kiss of death to become well known. I did my best work when no one knew who I was. People weren't threatened by me because they didn't think I was a big deal.
