Everything starts with God in my career, and it will finish with God.
Mariano RiveraRead
Don't worry about what the people say; be yourself, say what you want to say WITH respect.
Interpretation
Be true to yourself and express your thoughts respectfully, regardless of others' opinions.
This quote by Mariano Rivera encourages individuals to embrace their authentic selves and communicate their thoughts openly. It emphasizes the importance of self-expression and personal integrity while also advocating for respect in conversations, suggesting that one can remain genuine without disregarding the feelings of others.
In practice
During a motivational speech about personal growth.
Everything starts with God in my career, and it will finish with God.
My father was strict and always taught me, no matter who it is, everybody is an uncle. To me, everybody was someone I respect like family. I grew up with that.
My father is the man that, he will give you what he doesn't have, still. If he has 10 bucks and you need 10 bucks because you're sick or you don't have nothing to eat, he will give you 10 bucks. He will be at zero, but he will help you. That's the kind of man that my father is.
You can't second-guess baseball. You can't second-guess yourself.
I don't wait for people to give me respect. I always give them respect.
Age considers; youth ventures.
Sometimes, magic is just someone spending more time on something than anyone else might reasonably expect.
A seasoned woman is spicy. She has been marinated in life experiences. Like a complex wine, she can be alternately sweet, tart, sparkling, mellow. She is both maternal and playful. Assured, alluring, and resourceful.
I was never bitter because I believed in the man upstairs. I continue to do my best. I let someone else be bitter. If I was bitter, I was only hurting me. I prefer to remember Bill Veeck and and Jim Hegan and Joe Gordon, the good guys. There is no point in talking about the others.
Luck, bad if not good, will always be with us. But it has a way of favoring the intelligent and showing its back to the stupid.
The only virtue on which I pride myself is my self-doubt; when a writer loses her self-doubt, the time has come to lay aside her pen.
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