M.C. Steve Quotes

Ryan Alvanos is an offbeat, insanely inventive singer-songwriter who sneaks up on you with a sly wit and subtle power.

When I think of my career, I can't help but think of the kid with his ball, falling in love.

Professional athletes die twice.

You have good games, you have bad games. You have good years, you have bad years. I have always been kind of philosophical about that.

The only reason I don't do more is because, like all of us, we have busy lives.

It's cool to challenge myself to learn new things as opposed to going to play basketball in the park for millionth time.

You know, once you have been through a certain amount of things in life, you definitely grow more comfortable with yourself.

I know that to be a good player, you have to stay healthy, and you have to be as athletic as you can possibly be.

The person who's had the biggest impact on my career is Rick Celebrini, the physiotherapist.

We've got very few bodies right now so we were tired, but we've also got a lot of character and we want to win.

We love playing together and we love adversity. You know, back-to-back, the two best teams in the East.

My closest friends in the league are Dirk Nowitzki and Rex Chapman. Although I think Michael Finley and I will be friends forever.

For the most part I try to just stay focused not on my play but on our team.

The truth is I'm a bit old school. For me, it would be hard to put on a Lakers jersey. That's just the way it is.

Besides P.E., geography was my best class in high school. I was in this gifted class when I was younger, and it was wicked!

Its crazy! I'm watching Linsanity hoping every shot goes in. Hope I never grow up.

My agility is the CEO of the United Global Agility Corporation

I am thrilled to be an Olympian, and I think that although we will be underdogs we can beat many teams and will be a surprise in Sydney.

We play a different style than other teams. It's effective, but different. We run the floor, block shots and create turnovers.

Well, my favorite band is Radiohead. But, you know, I am pretty fascinated in general with music. I love music. It is definitely an interest.

Basketball isn't as popular in Canada as it is in the US. Hockey is by far the most popular sport in Canada.

Sometimes it's difficult maintaining my friendships, but to me, it's well worth it.

I hope my kids learn to put themselves first.

My best memories are because I was on teams I love - even going back to being a kid. Not just in the NBA.

I know what I can do and what I'm able to accomplish.

I have as much fun as anybody I know.

Ben Crenshaws, Ive got a good feeling speech.

The cost of health care and the cost of cars and fuel are huge burdens on families and businesses. We can reduce health care costs NOW by promoting biking, walking and transit.

Apparently, they believe they're gods.

Pulque - lightning nectar for the Gods.

I had played so poorly recently, I started thinking that maybe I should do something else. Then I saw my friends going to work everyday and realised that my life wasn't so bad.

Realize that you earn income by providing value - not time - so find a way to provide your best value to others, and charge a fair price for it.

To work effectively you need uninterrupted blocks of time in which you can complete meaningful work... I've found that a minimum of 90 minutes is ideal for a single block.

Negative feelings mean you're going the wrong way

Spend time cultivating your deepest desires, no matter how impractical or impossible they seem. It's perfectly OK to want the impossible. It's not OK to pretend that your desires don't matter.

For good or ill, your habits will make or break you.

I realized that my bliss and my heartbreak both point in the same direction. I follow my joy and my heartbreak simultaneously because they’re two sides of the same coin.

"Stop asking "What should I do now?" That question only brings up what others expect of you. Free people don't have shoulds. They have choices."

Using passion as your only fuel will no more assure you of success than being in love will ensure a successful long-term relationship.

Fuzzy thinking leads to hesitancy in acting. Clear thinking makes it easier to act boldly and consistently.

If you experience chronic difficulties in a particular area of your life, there's a strong chance that the root of the problem is a failure to accept reality as it is.

Our brains are fairly powerful, but our conscious minds are still extremely limited in their ability to hold onto multiple simultaneous thoughts

No one on earth has lived through the exact same experiences you have, and no one thinks the exact same thoughts you do.

The momentum of continuous action fuels motivation, while procrastination kills motivation.

Side effect of overemphasizing the importance of personal security in your life is that it can cause you to live reactively.

When in doubt, act boldly, as if it were impossible to fail. In essence it is.

People often overestimate what they can reasonably achieve in a year. But they vastly underestimate what they can achieve in 5 years.

One of my core beliefs is that belief itself is a choice that can be made of our own free will.

I learned that accepting others and accepting myself are two sides of the same coin; you can't love and accept yourself without doing the same for others.

People in their early 20s are invariably weird.