If I hadn't had the talent, the networks wouldn't have televised my fights. No one has made me; I made myself. I paid my dues. Sugar Ray Leonard
If I was being paid thirty-thousand dollars a year, the very least I could do was hit .400. Ted Williams
If you're paid before you walk on the court, what's the point in playing as if your life depended on it? Arthur Ashe
Let authors write for glory and reward. The truth is well paid when she is sung and heard. James J. Corbett
My parents never pressured me to skate. They always said I could quit if I wanted to. They only expected me to skate when they had already paid for the expensive lessons. But, otherwise they said I could do what I wanted to do. Nancy Kerrigan
No people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for it. James A.Baldwin
People love to say we get paid a lot of money to play a game, but it stopped being a game when you start getting paid. Curt Schilling
The game has changed. What's going on now is nonsense. You have guys complaining about not being paid. David Wells
The NBA believes if you play for a team and get paid by a team, you're the property of that team for 24 hours a day. Dennis Rodman
There are many highly successful businesses in the United States. There are also many highly paid executives. The policy is not to intermingle the two. Norman Ralph Augustine
There is a one woman in China that claimed she paid $50 to get my e-mail address. It was pretty shocking. I got one this morning from Scotland. A girl's requesting a signed photo of me. Michael Phelps
There's far more that goes into being a professional athlete than being a college athlete. So many differences that people don't realize. It's not just about playing football and getting paid to do it. There's a lot of things that you have to deal with. Robert Griffin iii