Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago
“A pessimist is somebody who complains about the noise when opportunity knocks.”
“If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door”
Variant: If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
“Opportunity only knocks once, but temptation leans on the doorbell.”
Attributed quotes
“Opportunity may knock only once but temptation leans on the door bell”
Source: Oprah Winfrey Speaks: Insights from the World's Most Influential Voice
Teddy Atlas on Robinson's punching power http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2441835652984416201&ei=sjpZS9eZGZPllQevwenkAw&q=sugar+ray+robinson#
About Sugar Ray sourced
“A linebacker's job is to knock out running backs, to knock out receivers, to chase the football.”
As noted in "Ray Lewis finds motivation in disrespect" https://archive.is/yCnN8 (11 August 2005), by Jarrett Bell, USA Today.
2000s, 2005
“When we began, we had no opportunities; we prepared in silence and created our own opportunity.”
On making your own artistic opportunities in the book Conversations with Diego Rivera: The Monster in His Labyrinth https://books.google.com/books?id=KpZRDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq
