John Avery
John Avery
helping-others people use
Some people burn all of their energy helping themselves, while some use all of it helping others. The happiest among us do a little of both.
heart risk balance
Life is a series of highs and lows. The trick is to tip the balance in your favor by following your heart and taking some risks.
shoes ties wish
To go where you're wishing you could go, first you must tie your shoes and step off the porch.
mean excellence achieve
To never aspire to excellence means to never fully comprehend the amount of work required to achieve it.
being-yourself trying waste
Why waste precious time and energy trying to be someone you're not when you can put it to much better use simply being yourself?
men men-bashing
The only thing worse than women are women who tell me I'm a misogynist.
sweet apples barrels
Relationships are like apples: they can be sweet and satisfying. But once you bite into a bad one, it's hard to go back to the barrel again.
bit blessing capable curse hold normally situation
It is a bit of both, ... It is a blessing because I know that I am capable but it is a curse because I don't get the opportunities that I normally would get. But if I am in a situation that is out of my control, everyone is still going to hold me responsible.
acting age age-and-aging snaps taking top
If you're one of the top one or two in the league, why should age be a question? It's different if he's taking snaps and his rheumatism is acting up, you know what I mean?
ball deep easier game pressure rather running takes wait
The running game is ball control. It's easier for the quarterback to set up second-five rather than second-10 because he doesn't have to feel like he has to wait for that deep pass. It takes some pressure off him.
That's if we can make it, ... We don't know if we have enough fuel.
people trying succeed
Most people who succeed in life have no clue that what they are trying to achieve is impossible.