Derrick Brooks famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Every rep that you take off, somebody else gets another look. That's just how I am. It's not a matter of being paranoid, it's a matter of being confident and not taking anything for granted.
-- Derrick Brooks

#Looks #Matter #Granted
You can pick any game and there are two or three plays that determine whether you win or lose, going either way. That's the beauty of the league, man. Every game counts, no matter who you're playing or what their record is.
-- Derrick Brooks

#Winning #Men #Games
I always felt like I was challenged, I was never satisfied, and I looked forward to the challenge. From studying high school players to studying kids in college, I always studied the competition, at my position in particular, to make sure I set the standard.
-- Derrick Brooks

#Kids #School #Player
As an athlete you've got to watch your hydration and your nutrition, and use the right kinds of fuel to help you perform your best.
-- Derrick Brooks

#Athlete #Hydration #Watches

A high-brow is someone who looks at a sausage and thinks of Picasso.
While other creators make a big show of their art Mani Sir makes it look as though anyone can do what he does.
Directors, producers can make you look good or make you look bad.
On matters of race, on matters of decency, baseball should lead the way.
When all else fails, complicate matters
Psychotherapy, unlike castor oil, which will work no matter how you get it down, is useless when forced on an uncooperative patient.
If somebody knew every time they did something it was going to be a hit there would never be any failures. Sadly, that's not how it works. You take nothing for granted.
Few of us are granted the grace to know ourselves, and until we do, maybe the best we can do is be consistent.
Thank God for the day. Thank God for the morning. Won't take this here for granted; no, good Lord, I gots to get on it.
Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.

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