Quotes About David Robinson

#1. David Robinson chose to stay at Navy. He talked about commitment, loyalty and values. I wonder how many of us would choose these virtues rather than the chance of becoming a millionaire, especially if you were a college sophomore when you had to make that choice.

Mario Cuomo

#2. I don't worry about playing basketball; that comes natural. I just want to have fun. David Robinson, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordanthis is like spring break in the ghetto.

Charles Barkley

#3. I don't plan on writing biographies of great sports stars who are still playing ball. But I did write one on Jackie Robinson, who was playing ball in the 20th century.

David A. Adler

#4. I think any player will tell you that individual accomplishments help your ego, but if you don't win, it makes for a very, very long season. It counts more that the team has played well.

David Robinson

#5. I always thought I was a pretty terrible actor.

Flea

#6. Of all the things we've learned, we still haven't learned where did this desire to want to know come from?

Jane Wagner

#7. The only way to write is well and how you do it is your own damn business.

A.J. Liebling

#8. I've enjoyed my time in the game, whether it be managing Luton in the top flight, taking Spurs to Wembley or, as director of football, pinpointing players such as Jermain Defoe, Paul Robinson and Robbie Keane with real sell-on value.

David Pleat

#9. I believe consciousness is simply what it feels like to have a neocortex.

Jeff Hawkins

#10. Dream big; at least you will have the joy of reaching for the stars instead of living in a box filled with unopened gifts.

David Robinson

#11. Basketball is just something else to do, another facet of life. I'm going to be a success at whatever I choose because of my preparation. By the time the game starts, the outcome has been decided. I never think about having a bad game because I have prepared.

David Robinson

#12. The heart of the problem is a problem with the heart.

Henry R Brandt

#13. You're always going to face criticism, you're always going to face challenges, but those things are there to make you stronger and more committed.

David Robinson

#14. I couldn't sleep."
"Bad dreams?"
"No dreams." It was a husky whisper. "That was the problem.

Nalini Singh

#15. Defense is what matters. Scoring doesn't interest me.

David Robinson

#16. To have the love of this man, who knows what it is to sacrifice his life for love, I would have waited longer.

Mary Ann Rivers

#17. YOU HAVE TO BE BOSS, AND NEVER LOSE YOUR STRENGTH TO A WEAKLING!

David Robinson

#18. We are called to reveal the glory of God through living with excellence in the mundane places of life.

David Robinson

#19. What I need to do is have a great positive attitude and a great work ethic. Those two things validate me. Yes, it's important that I have good numbers, and I'm well-respected as a player. But I think it's more important that I'm respected as a man.

David Robinson

#20. I've hated almost everything that ever happened to me, but I knew all the time it was just things that were wrong, not everything. Even when I felt most awful I never thought of killing myself or wanting to die - only of somehow getting out of the mess and starting again.

Dorothy L. Sayers

#21. The fundamental qualities for good execution of a plan is first; intelligence; then discernment and judgment, which enable one to recognize the best method as to attain it; the singleness of purpose; and, lastly, ... stubborn will.

Ferdinand Foch

#22. Morocco, one of the more fully developed countries in Africa, with a solid infrastructure and a population of about 27 million, holds roughly two thirds of the world's reserves of phosphate rock - phosphate deposits are to Morocco as oil is to Venezuela - and dominates the world market in this vital

Jim Rogers

#23. Nobody cares if you're an idiot, as long as you're a useful one.

Mira Grant

#24. I've always liked game shows - the competitive aspect and the character-driven personalities you see.

Apolo Ohno

#25. Eddie asks, So what next?
And Jesus, his eyes dark but laced with a hint of mercy, the thorn scars just barely visible at his hairline, says, Damned if I know.

Tom Piccirilli

#26. I think editors are excellent marketers. They know their audience and produce copy to appeal to them - they just don't call it marketing.

David Robinson