“I always think about which blood drive was going on in Georgia that day when that husband or mom or school teacher rolled up their sleeve and actually gave me a second chance at life. It's the ultimate gift of life, and I'm the one who was on the other end.” ThinkingEndsSchoolChanceTeacherBloodMomHusbandUltimateSecond ChanceSleevesGeorgiaSchool TeachersGifts Of Life Author:Niki Taylor
“I felt like the luckiest kid in the world. And I was. I was growing up middle-class in a time when growing up middle-class in America meant there would be jobs for my parents, good schools for me to prepare myself for a career, and, if I worked hard and played by the rules, a chance for me to do anything I wanted.” IfsWorldHardWould BeKidsWantedSchoolJobsAmericaFeltParentChanceClassCareersGrowing UpGrowingMiddleMiddle ClassGood School Author:Al Franken
“I was doing all the coaching schools so that I'd be able to stay in the game, and I gave myself a chance by doing that. I was only an average player, could score a goal or two, that sort of thing, but I wasn't a Bobby Charlton or a Messi, or Ronaldo. There are very, very few really great players who have become great coaches.” TwoAbleSchoolGamesGoalChancePlayerAverageCoachesCoachingScoreReally GreatMessiGreat Coach Author:Alex Ferguson
“I grew up with it. As a young actor, I was always aware of the brilliant work of Shakespeare. We studied Romeo & Juliet and Macbeth in school. As a young actor, you're always mystified and intrigued by such brilliant work. To actually have the chance to be involved in this production was a wonderful thing for me.” SchoolYoungActorsChanceWonderfulGrewInvolvedGrew UpProductionsBrilliantWonderful ThingsIntriguedJulietYoung ActorsRomeo Juliet Author:Ed Westwick
“I went to theater school but never really got the chance to do theater, and it's always been a dream of mine.” DreamSchoolChanceMinesTheater Author:Matthew Settle
“My dream is that every child has enough food to eat, good medical care, and the chance to go to school and even attend college.” ChildrenEnoughDreamCareSchoolChanceCollegeMedicalMedical Care Author:Bill Gates
“Coming from the South, I just felt you had to work just a little bit harder. It was not going to be handed to you. I’d get the letters from all the major schools but no one came out to talk to me face to face until this small, dominant black school, Mississippi State Valley University sent a coach out to me. I had a chance to talk to him and he said, ‘Hey Jerry, we’re going to be doing some great things at Mississippi Valley State University and we would love to have you there.’” LittlesSaidStatesSchoolFacesFeltBitsBlackChanceMajorsLittle BitLettersHarderSouthUniversityCoachesGreat ThingsHeyValleysDominantFace To FaceMississippiTalk To MeJerryMississippi State Author:Jerry Rice
“Going to a new team is like going to a new high school. Nobody knows you. It's a chance to rebuild your image.” KnowsSchoolChanceTeamHigh SchoolNobody Knows Author:Albert Belle
“I feel like I owe Juilliard everything... coming from Kentucky at age 17, having a school like that giving me a chance. And if you cant afford it, you can get a scholarship.” IfsGivingFeelsAgeSchoolChanceCantScholarshipKentuckyJuilliard Author:Jess Weixler
“No one seriously disputes that today a woman in Afghanistan is less likely to die giving birth to a child, that the child is more likely to reach the age of five years old, and having reached the age of five that child is far more likely to have a chance to go to school.” GivingYearsChildrenAgeTodaySchoolDiesChanceFiveBirthFive YearsAfghanistanDisputesGiving BirthFive Year Olds Author:Graeme Smith
“I think working on Shakespeare was a big part of my time at drama school. I'm so glad that I got to know Shakespeare and got a chance to play great parts in Shakespeare, because it really teaches you - or taught me, anyway - everything.” ThinkingKnowsPlayBigsSchoolChanceTeachTaughtDramaGladMy Time Author:Andre Holland
“I went to schools that were small enough that basically everyone was in a play. I played a bouncing ball in a production of Alice in Wonderland and a fat man in an Italian commedia dell'arte play. I was given some small chances.” MenEnoughPlaySchoolGivenChanceBallsProductionsFatsItalianWonderlandFat ManDellBouncing Ball Author:Lena Dunham
“I never had the chance to decide; I was drafted to serve my nation. While I received a deferment to attend school, I ultimately served in the United States Army in the years following the Korean conflict.” YearsStatesSchoolNationsChanceUnitedUnited StatesConflictArmyFollowingKoreanUnited States Army Author:Don Young
“Bluntly put, there's no chance that your doctor, dentist, or attorney is a high-school dropout. Your stockbroker, however, just might be.” MightSchoolChanceHigh SchoolDoctorsAttorneyDentistDropoutsStockbrokersSchool DropoutHigh School Dropout Book:The Investor's Manifesto: Preparing for Prosperity, Armageddon, and Everything in Between Source: The Investor's Manifesto: Preparing for Prosperity, Armageddon, and Everything in Between