- Respect
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- Nov 07, 2020
Me Quotes
Quotes rooted in the first person.
These are quotes centered on 'me' - childhood memories tied to family traditions, like a grandfather's holiday reading passed down for decades, alongside admissions about how humor can double as self-protection. Several speak to the solitary nature of creative work, something also explored in Life Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a big scar in my thigh from a dog bite by my German shepherd. His name was Ripper. He was trying to get in a fight with another dog, and I tried to break it up, and he got me pretty good.
- High Level
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I arrived in Texas in 2001, I felt an enormous amount of pressure. I felt like I had all the weight of the world on top of me, and I needed to perform, and perform at a high level every day.
- Game
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very thankful to the Yankees and to Major League Baseball for allowing me to play this game.
- God
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- Nov 07, 2020
My father played baseball. That's what I know to do. That's my gift. God has given me the greatest gift. And that's what I love to do.
- He
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's absolutely no comparisons to me or anyone else to Willie Mays. Willie Mays, he's the greatest baseball player of all time.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom definitely inspired me. She's a very determined woman and I look up to her massively.
- Mom
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mom bought me a guitar when I was 12 and I used to pretend that I was a rock star in my own room. I was also obsessed with Elvis as a kid.
- Opinion
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- Nov 07, 2020
Not everyone agrees. If you disagree with me, I want you to tell me, and I'm going to come back and tell you why it's my opinion.
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
My mum never once tried to push me into something different, even though there was no way of making a living out of women's football. She supported me because she saw I was happy and that it gave me a focus to not be hanging around on the street.
- Happy
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- Nov 07, 2020
If my dog Ella, named after the Rihanna song 'Umbrella', could be with me at all times, that would make me happy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
My hardest lesson has been my most fruitful, too: that when people don't believe in me, I can prove them wrong.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020
My dad left home when I was super young, so it was my mum bringing me and my brother up.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was going off to training and matches at Arsenal, my mum wouldn't be on the side cheering me on: she'd be working so I'd have football boots. I saw that you had to work hard if you wanted to do anything in life.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Sure, I do feel I am an ambassador for women's football. But that hasn't changed. It's been like that since I started at eight years old. I'm still me.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Football made me want to train and stay disciplined. It kept me away from things like drugs. Young people are faced with the temptation to stray all the time.
- Path
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- Nov 07, 2020