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I don't go by or change my attitude based on what people say. At the end of the day, they, too, are judging me from their perspective. I would rather be myself and let people accept me for what I am than be somebody who I am not, just because I want people's approval.
But now in this day and age, people are more prone to go out to try new things to enhance their performance on the field — to enhance their physical appearance.
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
To sit in the shade on a fine day and look upon verdure is the most perfect refreshment.
You have people come into your life shockingly and surprisingly. You have losses that you never thought you'd experience. You have rejection and you have learn how to deal with that and how to get up the next day and go on with it.
I tend to stay up late, not because I'm partying but because it's the only time of the day when I'm alone and don't have to be performing.
When I was working on 'Vampires Suck', I must have watched 'Twilight' and 'New Moon' literally almost every day.
History is made every day. The challenge is getting everyone to pay attention to it.
I learned that, with grief, you have to take it one day at a time and learn how to find the happiness amid the heartbreak.
It's just a whole different thing, and it's just that my life has been a blessing, and I thank god every day for the gifts that he has given me and for my daughter and to be able to watch her grow and be a part of her joys and her excitement and what she wants to do in life.
I have fun like a child in the street. When the day comes when I'm not enjoying it, I will leave football.