A Quote by Ben Stokes

I don't want to look back on my career and say, 'I wish I'd averaged this or that.'

Ben Stokes

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Ben Stokes
English - Athlete
Born: June 4, 1991

You realize as an athlete that there is a bit of a clock, and you don't want to look back on a career and say, 'I wish I had done this a bit differently.'

Pam Shriver

I never want to look back on life and say I wish I did something, and I don't want anybody else to do that.

Big Sean

As a player, you always want to know what you can do. At the end of your career, you can look back and say, look, I was able to get this much out of my playing career and I was able to become this type of player. I think that's what allows you to sleep well at night.

Harrison Barnes

In my Olympic history I don't think I have achieved my potential as an athlete. That's what I want when I look back at my career. I want to be able to say I gave it my best shot.

Paula Radcliffe

When I look back at my basketball career, I want to say I tried to inspire as much as I could.

Enes Kanter

When it's all said and done, I want to look back on my career and say I did numerous things.

Fat Joe

I look at the Chrissy Teigens of the world, who I absolutely love, and I wish that I could say some of the stuff that she says. But I know where I want to go in my career path and I know that there are some things I can't say.

Charissa Thompson

I want people to look back at my career and say, 'That guy never backed down from anyone.'

Mikey Garcia

I'm the type of person that doesn't quit. I just keep going and give my best effort because I don't want to look back on my life when I'm, like, 80 or 90 and say, 'Man, I wish I would have done this, I wish I would have done that.' I basically go out and do it.

The Miz

I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along.

Michael Phelps

I don't want to be a great executive without being a great mom and a great wife. I don't want to look back and say I wish I had done things differently.

Angela Ahrendts

You can try your passion for a while and see if it works and if it doesn't, at least you tried. I think that's why I quit my job and went back to acting. I said this is what I'm going to dedicate my life to doing because I didn't want to look up and say, "Man I wish I would have been an actor. I wish I would have tried."

Jay Ellis

I don't want to look back on my career at some point and say, 'What a pity, I came close a few times, but it was never good enough.'

Michael Ballack

I don't want to turn 50 and say, 'Gosh, I wish I'd lived in that part of the world for a time. I wish I'd read that book by Faulkner.' I want time to delve back into Thoreau and Kafka.