“In boxing, where most of the guys are from lower-class backgrounds and have darker skin than most of the fans, one might fear that the athletes are being exploited. But that narrative doesn't hold up very well in the world of MMA, where 99 percent of fighters are amateurs who will never earn a dime. They aren't seeking fame and fortune. For the most part, these guys are fighting because they want to and because it gives them an opportunity to strive for something big in their lives. It gives them a chance to become their best selves.” WorldWantGivingWellsSelfBigsMightGuyFightingOpportunityChanceClassFansFamePercentSkinsFortuneStriveAthleteSeekingBackgroundsFighterNarrativeBoxingMmaDimesBest SelfLower Class Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“I’m always looking to top the last match, I’m always looking to entertain the fans and steal the show. Before I always thought that it was a case of opportunities, but I’m learning that it’s all in my control and I just want to keep on doing what I’m doing by giving my best. I’ve got a couple more magical matches left in me and hopefully at some stage, I guess the biggest honour would be going into the TNA Hall of Fame.” WantGivingShowsWould BeLastsOpportunityLeftCasesFansStageCoupleFameStealingHopefullyHallsHonourHall Of Fame Author:Gail Kim
“Taking the way that opens, even if it seems hardly more than a footpath, not infrequently leads to the highways of heart's desire, if not to fame and fortune.” IfsWayHeartSeemsDesireOpportunityFameFortuneHighwaysFootpaths Book:All flags flying: reminiscences of Frances Parkinson Keyes Source: All flags flying: reminiscences of Frances Parkinson Keyes
“Emmitt Smith has run past legends, danced with stars and posed for the sculptor crafting his Hall of Fame bust. Hes built upon his athletic talents by working hard, seizing opportunities and reaching out to others for advice when he needed it.” HardRunningPastOpportunityStarsAdviceTalentNeededFameBuiltReachingHallsLegendsReach OutAthleticSculptorsHall Of FameSeizing Author:Don Yaeger
“People always ask me why I still want to play, but I want to know why no one will give me an opportunity. It's like they put a stamp on me: 'Hall of Fame. You're done. That's it.' It's a goddamn shame.” PeopleKnowsWantGivingStillsDonePlayAsksOpportunityFameGive MeShameAsk MeHallsStampsHall Of Fame Author:Rickey Henderson
“I think fame is one of those things where you have a window of opportunity and you have a certain amount of trust from the fans and without that you don't have a career.” ThinkingCertainOpportunityCareersFansAmountFameWindowWindow Of Opportunity Author:Patrick Dempsey
“I left for the same reasons everyone leaves jobs that are no longer fulfilling their hopes and aspirations. I didn't see myself spending the rest of my life being a strummer for someone else's dreams. Whatever the opposite of regret is best describes how I've always felt about that decision - it opened me up to a million creative opportunities I needed to experience away from the bullshit and distorting mirrors that fame engenders.” ReasonDreamJobsOpportunityLeftFeltDecisionMillionsCreativeRegretNeededFameOppositesMirrorsSpendingAspirationBullshitFulfilling Author:Mark Knopfler
“A man. All men. He will pass up a hundred chances to do good for one chance to meddle where meddling is not wanted. He will overlook and fail to see chances, opportunities, for riches and fame and welldoing, and even sometimes for evil. But he won't fail to see a chance to meddle.” MenSometimesWantedEvilOpportunityChanceFailingFameHundredRichesMeddlingOne Chance Book:Novels, 1930-1935 Source: Novels, 1930-1935
“In these strenuous times, we are likely to become morbid and look constantly on the dark side of life, and spend entirely too much time considering and brooding over what we can't do, rather than what we can do, and instead of growing morose and despondent over opportunities either real or imaginary that are shut from us, let us rejoice at the many unexplored fields in which there is unlimited fame and fortune to the successful explorer and upon which there is no color line; simply the survival of the fittest.” LooksRealSuccessScienceOpportunitySidesCan DoLinesDarkSuccessfulToo MuchGrowingFieldsColorFameSurvivalResearchFortuneRejoiceImaginaryConsideringUnlimitedDark SideExplorersMorbidBroodingSurvival Of The FittestUnexploredMoroseDespondent Author:George Washington Carver
“Life beats down and crushes our souls and theatre reminds us that we have one. At least the type of theatre that I'm interested in; that is, theatre that moves an audience. You have the opportunity to literally impact the lives of people if they work on material that has integrity. But today, most actors simply want to be famous. Well, being an actor was never supposed to be about fame and money. Being an actor is a religious calling because you've been given the ability, the gift to inspire humanity. Think about that on the way to your soap opera audition.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayWantLifeWellsSoulTodayMovingHumanityActorsOpportunityGivenReligiousAbilityAudienceInspireMaterialsTypeIntegrityCallingFameBeatsDown AndImpactTheatreSupposed To BeWell BeingCrushOperaAuditionsSoapSoap Operas Author:Sanford Meisner