When you go out there, you're not just representing your country or the NBA: you're representing your beliefs. You want to play hard for Someone who died for you.
I'm representing the United States. And I'm representing the United States, and my office is representing the United States day after day in front of the court. And I think it's the right thing to do, to carry that out with some dignity and some respect for the process and respect for the institution. And so that led me to just, you know, move the dial a little bit in the direction of calmness.
I always knew that whenever you go out there, you're not just representing yourself. You're representing a heritage that's behind you, your culture, so you always have to do things, like, bigger, badder, better.
I'm representing the Bahamas; I'm representing a lot of islands - it's a whole nation behind me, on my back.
If the Olympics come around, and I'm in shape, then I'll compete. But I won't be representing the United States; I'll be representing myself.
This is the United States of America that I'm representing. I'm not representing the globe.
Everyone in the league would say that they would love to go back home and play for their city. It's just something about representing home.
Representing the struggle that Muslim minorities go through today is something I personally experience. So I know that at the end of the day, I have a voice for many millions of people who don't have any representation at all.
I'm not representing other people. I'm representing me.
At the end of the day, me representing myself shouldn't be a big deal.
I didn't dream of joining Man City as a professional one day, or representing England, because I didn't know that was even possible.
If I'm not representing the people with my music for the goodwill of the Creator, it's all in vain at the end of the day.
Representing the people is not something 'our' representatives do. They are too busy representing a handful of private interest groups such as the financial sector, the military/security complex, and agribusiness.
Playing the game, representing the team, giving my all and never letting go has meant everything to me.
I'm a representative of something that's greater than myself. I'm not just representing myself or my country: I'm representing Christ and what He's done through me.
In Taoist philosophy, 'yin' is the feminine principle, representing the forces of earth, while 'yang' is the masculine principle, representing spirit.