Top 89 Quotes & Sayings by Behdad Sami

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Last updated on November 25, 2024.
Behdad Sami

Behdad Sami is an Iranian American professional basketball player. Behdad was the world's first Iranian basketball player to play professionally at any level in the United States when he played in the minor-league American Basketball Association in 2007. In October 2010, he became the first Iranian to play pro basketball in Portugal.

Born: June 20, 1986
I have never had a NY resolution. While you wait each year to make a resolution you never commit to, I get it done everyday.
They say love is blind, which makes me braille.
Some people are quick to challenge others but refuse to look in the mirror and challenge themselves. — © Behdad Sami
Some people are quick to challenge others but refuse to look in the mirror and challenge themselves.
They say either get right or get left, how about I just go forward and never look back.
True strength is shown by the person who remains humble, quiet, & positive throughout all adversity and maintains their path towards success.
There is no such thing as a dumb question but there is such a thing as a dumb person asking a question.
Work hard until hard work isn't work at all.
Confidence isn't something you prove to people, it's something that comes off from who you are and how you represent yourself.
If you spend your life living in fear or doubt, you will never actually live life, and will only be coexisting with the rest of the world.
I don't know where I would be without my critics & haters. I thank yall genuinely from the bottom of my heart for fueling my motivation.
Aim at perfection and nothing less. Need the best. Deserve the best. Those who say it's not possible are the people who decided to settle.
Your first problem is relying on someone else's word. Always depend on yourself. No one will work as hard for you as you will.
Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes you won't be on the beneficial end of it but either way it's a blessing in disguise. — © Behdad Sami
Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes you won't be on the beneficial end of it but either way it's a blessing in disguise.
A lot of people are afraid to succeed and don't want to fail but if you don't attempt, aren't you already failing in the same spot?
I wake up to start dreaming.
If one door closes and another does not open, try climbing thru a window, either way, make your way in.
I didn't make it to where I am today because of the support, more so because of the lack of it.
Hating is a full time job with no benefits, only an acquired type can do it. I thank God I didnt meet the qualifications.
Failing is not real, it's an optional state of mind.
I will never apologize for being me, speaking the truth & giving all of me to the world. I will never apologize for being real & how I feel.
The same feeling you get from succeeding is the same feeling I get from failing, now imagine what happens when I win.
If you can't look in the mirror and genuinely love 100% of what you see, how can you possibly say "i love you" to someone else.
Never put anything past anyone. Stop expecting people to be as genuine as you are, it's never the case & it will almost always be a let down.
Living in fear is what every hater, negative person, and the devil wants. Live a righteous life with God and nothing but positivity. You must forgive anyone who has done you dirty, and move on. Your personal life, career, and love life will be that much more amazing after. Life is too short to live it being empty inside, sad, angry, and defensive just to hide your pain. Let it all go and let love and happiness in. Put yourself out there all the way and don't be fearful of losing love. If you don't live life by fully enjoying it and opening your heart, your just not living.
Some people like being a big fish in a small pond, others a ferocious shark in the ocean, I rather be the ocean. In the end, fish die.
Set your expectations and goals so high that people think they're impossible, that's when you know you set them too low.
The difference between trying and doing is one leads to success, while the other leads to excuses.
All the little things add up. Whether they were positive or negative, eventually you either see the amazing result or the biggest let down.
I enjoy raining on parades and throwing stones in glass homes.
The longer you spend your time worrying about all the negative things in your life, the further you push any chance of retrieving the positive.
Unless you're God, you are never too "big" to be a fan.
Even people's dreams don't match the reality of my life. I don't dream, I set goals and accomplish them.
I never say "get like me". I would hate for my competition to be on my level. In fact, stay exactly with what your doing.
I am the epitome of what you dream to be and the reality of what you can't be.
Many things that I have accomplished in my life were not because I knew they would make me happy, but because it made my enemies unhappy.
You wouldn't show up to a great job with a terrible resume, so don't show up to a great man with a terrible past.
The best part about using success as revenge means no 25 to life.
If you strive to be perfect in everything, whether it's possible or not, you will always live a more fulfilled life. — © Behdad Sami
If you strive to be perfect in everything, whether it's possible or not, you will always live a more fulfilled life.
When you grind & work hard, you don't ever have to tell anyone what you're up to, the results will speak much louder than anything else.
I would rather be on a roller coaster life going through hell and back to appreciate the glory instead of having it all at once.
Success is not determined by the amount of accomplishments, but by the road traveled & how you handled the recovery of each failed attempt.
They say a wise man learns from others mistakes, I learn from others success, why pay attention to the mistakes?
Saving time = wasting time.
The power of self goes beyond words. Self confidence, self improvement, self esteem, self enhancement, self love ... Get yourself right first!
Calls ignored, texts unanswered, short replies, excuses made. All I can say is don't be surprised when you're not in my future.
Whether it's good talk or bad talk about me, as long as your talking and making me the center of your world, I win.
There's a huge difference between being in love and being in love with the thought of love. Recognize the difference. Never settle.
A successful person allows his results to speak for him, not his mouth. — © Behdad Sami
A successful person allows his results to speak for him, not his mouth.
To say I'm ignorant only proves your ignorance.
If success is my drug then I've been on a chronic overdose all my life.
My ambitions have ambitions.
When life hands me lemons I hand them back and pick something else.
If all you do is talk crap, I'll just flush the toilet.
When I meet a person that tells me they stopped hooping for no reason, I thank them for opening my door and making it easier.
Haters and doubters got me here, but supporters keep me here.
They say if it's too good to be true, it usually is..... Unless it's me.
It's funny, 99% of the time, haters and the 1 they hate on have everything in common and could be best friends.
The more I accomplish the more I realize how empty my life is.
For every 1 fan I have 20 haters, once I can reach 1000 haters for 1 fan, I know I've made it.
It's impossible to give it all you got and fail unless you fail to give it all you got to do the impossible.
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