I looked up to my father when I was 7 and 8. I believed it was my calling to be in the big leagues. I'd been raised by a family that always told me I could do anything I wanted. Barry Zito
I love the game and I wanted to continue playing. It came to a time that I had to stop. Rickey Henderson
I loved being on the field playing and teaching softball. I didn't like the fact that a camp had my name on it and I didn't know the logistics of what was going on. I wanted to make sure I was involved in a camp that did things right.Jennie Finch
I loved competing and winning and also wanted to continue my career for the fans, knowing they were there for me and enjoyed watching me fight. Floyd Mayweather Jr
I missed being considered an athlete and having that competitive drive, and missed having something to work for every day. I'd taken two and a half years away from the sport and was out of shape. I wanted to get back to where I was in 2008. Shawn Johnson
I never deviated from my grim determination to someday have all the money I needed and wanted. Taylor Caldwell
I never heard of anyone who was really literate or who ever really loved books who wanted to suppress any of them. Robertson Davies
I never wanted to be Marilyn - it just happened. Marilyn's like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane. Marilyn Monroe
I never wanted to be the great guy or the colorful guy or the interesting guy. I wanted to be the guy who won titles. Pete Sampras
I never wanted to go to college in the state of Washington because I was so embarrassed and ashamed of my family life. I wanted to run. That's what always what I do, I run. I run as far away as I can. Hope Solo
I once wanted to prove myself by being a great actress. Now I want to prove that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll be a great actress. Marilyn Monroe
I realised that I had always been writing things that other people wanted me to write and not what I really wanted to write, so I felt like I was losing my way. Carlos Ruiz Zafon
I really wanted to retire and rest and spend more time with my children, my grandchildren and of course with my wife.Nelson Mandela
I spent a lot of time doing things other people wanted me to do, so I'm doing what I want to do now. Karl Malone
I started to make a study of the art of war and revolution and, whilst abroad, underwent a course in military training. If there was to be guerrilla warfare, I wanted to be able to stand and fight with my people and to share the hazards of war with them. Nelson Mandela
I stopped living according to my core values. I knew what I was doing was wrong but thought only about myself and thought I could get away with whatever I wanted to. Tiger Woods
I think 'G.I. Joe' is a perfect example of how I'm the world's worst businessman. If I were smart, I'd be writing 'World War Z Part 12', but I have to go where the muse leads, and I've always been a huge 'G.I. Joe' fan. I always wanted to know more about these characters, these little plastic figures I played with as a kid. Max Brooks