“I took great pride in my performance on and off the field, and often questioned why our culture embraces alcohol while simultaneously stigmatizing those who choose to consume a less harmful alternative, marijuana…it is inconsistent, both legally and socially, for our laws to punish adults who make the ‘safer’ choice.” LawChoicesCultureFieldsPrideAdultsPerformancesEmbraceAlcoholAlternativesMarijuanaAnd OffInconsistent Author:Mark Stepnoski
“Back when I was training, probably the only nutritious thing on the market was Gatorade-that's all that we knew. But now in this day and age, people are more prone to go out to try new things to enhance their performance on the field-to enhance their physical appearance. I am a firm believer in if you can't get it the old fashioned way, you don't need it. You have a lot of people on the run and really don't have time to sit down and eat a balanced meal.” PeopleIfsWayNeedsTryingRunningAgeSportsFieldsTrainingPerformancesDown AndAppearanceBelieverFirmMealsThis DayBalancedNew ThingsOld FashionedBack WhenPhysical AppearanceGatorade Author:Bo Jackson
“The history of all times and nations teaches us that exactly in the naïve, unshakable belief, furnished by religion in active life of believers, originate the most intense motives for the most significant creative performance, not only in the field of arts and sciences but also in politics.” ArtBeliefNationsTeachCreativeAtheismFieldsPerformancesPositive AtheismActiveBelieverSignificantIntenseAll TimeMotiveArt And ScienceUnshakableActive Life Author:Max Planck
“I think people have different definitions of team unity. My definition is doing whatever it takes to win, what makes a great team; it's performance on the field, respect on the field.” PeopleThinkingDifferentWinningTeamFieldsPerformancesUnityDefinitionsWhatever It TakesGreat Team Author:Hope Solo
“I'm always going to judge somebody on their work ethic, and whether or not they made me feel something, or whether or not I felt they did a good job. To me, it's important to try to block anything personal out and look at the performance, in any field.” FeelsTryingLooksMadeImportantJobsFeltFieldsJudgingEthicsPerformancesBlockWork EthicGood Job Author:Nicolas Cage
“The attitude in terms of how players work both on and off the field has a massive impact on us as coaches but also the performance and how the team does as well.” WellsDoeTermAttitudePlayerTeamFieldsPerformancesImpactCoachesMassiveAnd Off Author:Warren Gatland
“Whereas a good player might do something really good in a game, a great player might do something two or three times in a row. That's what great players do, but they also work incredibly hard off the field in terms of the extra effort they've put into making sure their own performance gets better.” TwoHardMightThreeGamesTermEffortPlayerFieldsPerformancesGet BetterExtrasThree TimesExtra Effort Author:Warren Gatland
“I have always been determined to never compromise my faith or my principles. I always relied on my God-given talent when I took the field. So the idea of using PED's to enhance my performance was a line I chose not to cross.” IdeasGivenLinesPrinciplesTalentFieldsCrossesPerformancesDeterminedCompromiseNever CompromiseGod Given Talents Author:Tim Salmon
“I think if you talk to the experts in any field where you have to take on a unknown challenge, where you're going to be working on it for a long time you'd find that to work themselves up to their best performance and really throw themselves into it, you know, spend all these hours in there and ah, give it their... give it their best that optimism plays a role.” IfsThinkingKnowsGivingLongPlayHoursChallengesRolesFieldsLong TimeOptimismPerformancesExpertsBest Performance Author:Bill Gates
“All the rich people collect traditional Chinese art. So it's very natural for Chinese families to still see art as the highest human performance and send their children to this field.” PeopleHumansChildrenArtStillsNaturalRichFieldsHighestPerformancesTraditionalChineseRich PeopleChinese Art Author:Ai Weiwei