“This game has taken a lot of guys over the years who would have had to work in factories and gas stations and made them prominent people. I only had a high school education, and believe me, I had to cheat to get that. There isn't a college in the world that would have me and yet in this business you can walk into a room with millionaires, doctors, professional people and get more attention than they get. I don't know any other business where you can do that.” PeopleKnowsWorldYearsBelieveMadeSchoolGuyGamesCan DoWalksRoomsAttentionTakenCollegeHigh SchoolDoctorsGasStationsFactoriesBelieve In MeCheatMillionaireProminentSchool EducationGas Stations Author:Sparky Anderson
“Acting has been my passion from the minute I started. I was pretty young when I wanted to be a doctor, but when I started doing theater work as a freshman in high school, the first time I hit the stage I was like, If I can do this every day, life won't get any better!” IfsFirstsHas BeensI CanWantedSchoolYoungPassionCan DoActingMinutesStageHigh SchoolFirst TimeDoctorsTheaterMy PassionFreshmanDay LifeI Can Do This Author:Sophia Bush
“You always give credit where credit is due - to high school coaches, college coaches - but my dad, the foundation that he built with me, is where all of this came from. The speed, the determination, the mindset, just the natural belief that you can do anything you put your mind to, it all comes from my dad.” GivingMindSchoolBeliefCan DoNaturalCollegeDadHigh SchoolBuiltDeterminationFoundationMy DadCreditMindsetDuesSpeedCoaches Author:Robert Griffin III
“Get your education. The number of guys who are blessed to be in the league is so small compared to the number of high school players [who want to play in the league]. But one thing you can do is get your college education. If you are blessed enough to get a scholarship to play college basketball, make sure you get your college degree, too, then move on from there.” IfsWantEnoughPlaySchoolMovingGuyCan DoNumbersPlayerOne ThingCollegeBasketballDegreesHigh SchoolBlessedLeagueScholarshipCollege EducationCollege DegreeCollege Basketball Author:Tim Duncan
“Whether you're a veteran like me or a high school athlete, the most important thing you can do is keep your body healthy.” ImportantBodySchoolCan DoHealthyHigh SchoolImportant ThingsAthleteYour BodyLike MeVeteran Author:Jason Terry
“Racing is not football or baseball or basketball where you can do it yourself. If you're good in high school, you just shine. (But in racing) you have to have a family behind you.” IfsSchoolCan DoBehindsFootballBasketballHigh SchoolBaseballShiningRacingYou Can Do ItBehind YouDo It Yourself Author:Trevor Bayne
“I remember reading Dave Barry for the first time and being like oh my God I can't believe you can do this. Watching Mel Brooks and Monty Python and SNL and all that stuff really informed me as a writer and then at high school I started a satire magazine and the college like The Lampoon really introduced me to like you know a lot of very like-minded people who really wanted to like comedy was the center of their lives.” PeopleKnowsFirstsBelieveI CanWantedSchoolRememberReadingStuffCan DoComedyCollegeLike YouHigh SchoolFirst TimeMagazinesSatireBrooksDaveBelieve You CanPythonSnlMonty Author:Nicholas Stoller
“I got involved as an activist when I was in high school, around the Iraq war. That's how I got involved. It seemed like, OK, we're going to go to war. It doesn't seem like a good idea. Someone should do something. I'm looking around and, like, I am someone, and I might not be able to do everything, but I can do something.” ShouldI CanIdeasWarSeemsMightAbleSchoolCan DoInvolvedHigh SchoolIraqActivistGood IdeasIraq WarCan Do Something Author:Eugene Puryear
“The only thing that I am concerned with in life is being an artist .. I had to suppress for so many years in high school because I was made fun of but now I'm completely insulated in my box of insanity and I can do whatever I like.” YearsMadeI CanSchoolLife IsArtistFunCan DoHigh SchoolConcernedBoxesInsanityBeing An Artist Author:Lady Gaga
“I went to a performing arts high school, we learned Shakespeare, I did 'Fences.' When you train, you can do anything.” ArtSchoolCan DoHigh SchoolTrainPerformingFencePerforming Arts Author:Marlon Wayans