Being Quote by Christian Wood

The crazy thing is that I really wasn't under any pressure. My contract wasn't going to expire until the end of 2008, and everyone…

— Patrik Sinkewitz

I got to have this amazing career, proved a lot to myself and to a lot of other people.

— Jessica Pegula

I haven't been given anything. It's not like I was a guy that came straight out of high school and was given a max…

— David Lee

I made a ton of money in my career.

— Jermaine O'Neal

My first signing bonus was 3,500 bucks. I bought speakers and a five-disc carousel CD changer. Dude, I thought I was the wealthiest quarterback around.

— Doug Pederson

Once, I was on unemployment for five months. I was afraid to go out and audition, so I holed up and read everything I…

— Joe Don Baker

My motivation wasn't really to get a $95 million contract, you know?

— Kawhi Leonard

I remember when I got my first contract payment. You sign your bonus, one-point-something and you're like, ' sweet.' Then you get it and…

— Jordy Nelson

I was going to be in the final year of my contract and I just figured that no one would want a 34-year-old who…

— John Smoltz

And my rookie contract, my first rookie contract was for $5,000.

— Don Shula

I was little impressed with this rough and ready way of persuading people to renew their contracts and decided that I was now quite…

— Pietro Mascagni

This will be my last contract. I wanted it to be a good one.

— Leonard Little