“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 over it. You strive to win a Super Bowl and you do everything you can to get there. But being in the Hall of Fame, you never play for that honor. It's incredible.” PlayWinningSportsHonorFameStriveIncrediblesOver ItHallsBowlsSuper BowlHall Of Fame Author:Dan Fouts
“I don't want my personal life to change. I don't understand why people strive for fame. I know it's ironic for me to be saying this, but this will be the last one I do.” PeopleKnowsWantLastsFameStriveIronicPersonal Life Author:Zach Galifianakis
“Strive for originality in thought and action. Be first; Be different; And be daring. Only then will you make a significant difference in this world. You may even attain greatness.” WorldFirstsMayDifferentActionDifferencesThis WorldGreatnessFameStriveSignificantOriginalityDaringThoughts And Actions Author:Ernie J Zelinski
“Man toils, and strives, and wastes his little life to claim-- At last the transient glory of a splendid name, And have, perchance, in marble mockery a bust, Poised on a pedestal, above his sleeping dust.” MenLittlesLastsNamesSleepFameWasteGloryClaimsStriveDustToilStrifeSplendidMarbleMockeryTransientPedestal Author:Andrew Jackson Downing
“Views of women, on one side, as inwardly directed toward home and family and notions of men, on the other, as outwardly striving toward fame and fortune have resounded throughout literature and in the texts of history, biology, and psychology until they seem uncontestable. Such dichotomous views defy the complexities of individuals and stifle the potential for people to reveal different dimensions of themselves in various settings.” PeopleMenDifferentHomeSeemsLiteratureIndividualSidesCommunityViewsPsychologyFameFortuneStriveNotionVariousSettingSettingsComplexityDimensionsBiologyDifferent DimensionsHome And Family Author:Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
“You write for glory. You play for glory. There's an ambition to excel, isn't there, to be a star? To score more, to do more, even when it's a team sport. So I think striving for glory is a natural subject for a writer. Seeking fame.” ThinkingWritingSportsNaturalTeamFameAmbitionGloryStrive Author:James Salter
“We're constantly striving for success, fame and comfort when all we really need to be happy is someone or some thing to be enthusiastic about.” NeedsSuccessComfortFameAppreciateStriveCongratulationsEnthusiasticHappy GirlStrive For Success Author:H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
“We are tiny flames, Helikaon, and we flicker alone in the great dark for no more than a heartbeat. When we strive for wealth, glory and fame, it is meaningless. The nations we fight for will one day cease to be. Even the mountains we gaze upon will crumble to dust. To truly live we must yearn for that which does not die.” DoeDiesFightingNationsWealthDarkOne DayFameMountainGloryStriveTinyCeaseDustFlamesMeaninglessHeartbeatFlicker Author:David Gemmell
“Better than glory, or honors, or fame, (Though I am striving for those to-day) To know that some heart will cherish my name, And think of me kindly, with blessings, alway.” ThinkingKnowsHeartNamesHonorBlessingFameGloryStriveCherishThink Of Me Book:Complete Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Delphi Classics) Source: Complete Poetical Works of Ella Wheeler Wilcox (Delphi Classics)