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One of the things I am most proud of is refusing to serve in the military when drafted during the Vietnam War.
I want to leave a great legacy behind, not just be a quarterback drafted in the first round who doesn't produce.
An agent won't help you get drafted higher, won't make you win more games, and won't make you faster or stronger.
When our founding fathers drafted the Constitution and Bill of Rights, black people weren't even considered human.
I was keenly aware when I was drafted, when I signed my first contract; immediately, I was thinking about the end.
Without question, Alabama's House Bill 56 is the most comprehensive anti-illegal-immigration state law ever drafted.
It's been a dream come true, you know, just making it to the NBA and being drafted by a great franchise like Boston.
Sometimes guys peak early. They get drafted higher, and they make it to the NFL, and they don't have a lot of growth.
I drafted and proposed a law to secure our borders and build the border wall - and make the sanctuary cities pay for it.
I used to say my biggest accomplishment was just getting drafted, whether it was the first pick or the 100th or whatever.
I'm getting drafted because I can guard multiple positions. Anything that comes other than that, there's no pressure there.
The night I got drafted to the A's, obviously it was a great day of my life, but I've been a football player my whole life.
Since I was drafted by the Blackhawks, the people of Chicago have really embraced me and treated me with nothing but respect.
I don't think the day that I was drafted that I expected to be the starting quarterback for the Rams as a seventh-round pick.
I was a professional baseball player from the time I was drafted out of high school in 1981 until the time I retired in 2003.
You want to be drafted high, but to be drafted high into an organization like the Kansas City Chiefs, it's like a dream to me.
When I was drafted in Cleveland, I wanted to turn this team back into a perennial playoff contender and to win the Super Bowl.
The Orioles drafted me. I did a lot for that community, I did a lot for the state, and they didn't show me a little bit of love.
Our Founding Fathers drafted the Bill of Rights to ensure that We the People could determine how best to protect our communities.
When I got drafted, I just wanted a jersey. Once they gave me the jerseys, like, I was just hoping that they kept me on the team.
If I came in with the mindset of just being happy that I got drafted and just to settle for a backup job, that wouldn't be myself.
The first day I got drafted, I felt the fans were really passionate about basketball, and there was going to be a lot of pressure.
That's one of the reasons I was drafted because I blocked three shots a game in college so I got to continue doing that in the NBA.
Despite everything, I love Miami. I love the people. I'm grateful this organization drafted me, and I think people should know that.
Lyndon Johnson may have escalated the war, but when I was drafted and shipped off to Vietnam, the signature on my orders was Nixon's.
Some guys, when they get drafted, they only think about themselves. They go buy cars and houses. I just wanted to take care of my mom.
When you get to a team whether you're traded, drafted, or signed, you owe it to the organization and your teammates to give it your all.
When I got drafted by Minnesota, and I think I said this a couple weeks ago, I think I felt obligated to bring a Super Bowl to Minnesota.
A lot of times you don't see that, doesn't matter when they're drafted, first round or not. You usually don't see guys come in and wow you.
Almost any word can be drafted to serve as a verb, even words we think of as eternal and unchanging, stuck in their more traditional roles.
Engineers don't get drafted to certain companies. That's kind of peculiar in the capitalistic ways of the United States. But that's how it is.
That's part of the reason Rex drafted me, because I value this job. It's my life. If somebody wanted to take that away from me, it's personal.
I've been criticized my whole career. When I got drafted in the second round in the green room, they said I wouldn't even make it in the N.B.A.
I got drafted at 19. I've got millions of dollars in my pocket, I could have lost my damn mind. I don't see how you could consider me immature.
I fell in love with acting at around the age of 11, when I was drafted in to play a fairy at an amateur production of 'Midsummer Night's Dream.'
In a democratic set-up, people who are being governed should also be a part of the governing system. They should be drafted into the governance.
I had already drafted the manuscript that would become my first book by the time I graduated from college, but I had no idea what to do with it.
The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men.
When I was drafted by Chicago, I said, 'Wow, it would be nice to play with those guys.' I knew I'd have an automatic chance to win a championship.
You get drafted, you perform like a Pro Bowler, then they pay you. But there's certain teams in this league, that's not what they're trying to do.
It's hard to speculate, but it was tough when coach Paul Westphal drafted me and wanted me there and then got fired two weeks into my rookie year.
I wanted to be on 'Saturday Night Live' when I was a kid. It was kind of like growing up playing a sport, wanting to be drafted by your favorite team.
It had been a long journey for me just to get drafted. I had to work very hard as a collegiate player just to get recognized, being at a small school.
Columbia Law School men were being drafted, and suddenly women who had done well in college were considered acceptable candidates for the vacant seats.
I was in NXT for about a little over two years, and then I was drafted to 'SmackDown Live,' and now I can say I'm the first-ever Miss Money in the Bank.
I was very lucky to get drafted into the situation I came into. I could have gone somewhere where other guys would resent me because they want the ball.
It's cool to be a Laker: that's basketball royalty, in a sense. The best franchise in basketball, so to be drafted by them is pretty cool, pretty special.
Playing in Montreal for six years, being drafted in 2007, a lot of great moments in that organization. The positive moments outweigh the negative moments.
It's possible that in the future, women could be drafted not only into the military... but actually drafted into combat. I'm very uncomfortable with that.
It was amazing, really a dream come true, to not only get drafted by the Heat, but then also to be here with Pat Riley and the rest of the coaching staff.