"In 1989 at Greater Saint Steven Full Gospel Church, I gave my life to Christ. That's pretty much where it all started for me. I was 23 years old at the time, right after my first year in the NBA. The pastor preached a message about being fully committed. That pretty much was me. I wasn't fully committed. I was kind of in and out all of the time. So I just wanted to make a commitment."

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Source : "A conversation with New Jersey Nets head coach Avery Johnson". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com. December 2011.

Avery Johnson

#Commitment Quotes #Past Quotes #Years Quotes

“In the end, we self-perceiving, self-inventing, locked-in mirages are little miracles of self-reference.”

Source : Douglas R. Hofstadter (2008). “I Am a Strange Loop”, p.363, Basic Books
“What an odd thing a diary is: the things you omit are more important than those you put in.”
“I've had a lot of luck. If I didn't I'd be washing bottles in Russia.”
“The J3 Cub is the safest airplane in the world; it can just barely kill you.”
“Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You donâ€™t want to run out of gas on your trip, but youâ€™re not doing a tour of gas stations.”
“May God so fill us today with the heart of Christ that we may glow with the divine fire of holy desire.”

Source : A. B. Simpson (1984). “Days of Heaven on Earth: A Daily Devotional to Comfort and Inspire”, Moody Publishers
“Gossip is one thing, hurtful gossip is completely another, and even in high school we weren't THAT mean.”
“Do not allow darkness and gloom to enter into your hearts. I want to give you a rule by which you may know that the spirit which you have is the right spirit. The Spirit of God produces cheerfulness, joy, light and good feelings. Whenever you feel gloomy and despondent and are downcast, unless it be for your sins, you may know it is not the Spirit of God which you have. Fight against it and drive it out of your heart. The Spirit of God is a spirit of hope; it is not a spirit of gloom.”

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