Chance : (49) " It’s no secret that we were sticking just about every nickel we had on the chance that people would really be interested in something totally new and unique in the field of entertainment. " - Walt Disney " I think about where I grew up and how I grew up: my dad was making $25,000 a year. Taking a chance wasn’t really taking a chance. It was like you were going for something better. To me, there wasn’t that much risk involved. " - Michael Pena " When I was 17 years old, I was given the opportunity to be trained as a wrestler. At the time, I never really thought about making it a career. I only saw it as a chance to do something that I always wanted to do. " - Sami Zayn " When Messi is playing there are always more chances to win games. " - Jordi Alba " Sometimes it can be that a player is available and you can get them next month – wow, that’s a bolt of lightning – but it doesn’t happen that often, it really does vary. " - Emma Hayes " If you do good work, you start to make a name for yourself and things can come around. Weird little happenstances happen. " - David Walton " Becoming a YA author was actually a very lucky accident. When I wrote the ‘Queen of Everything,’ I thought it was a book for adults. " - Deb Caletti " I wish I had more opportunities to play for Canada when I was younger, but pros just never had the chance in those days. It was just set up that way. " - Gordie Howe " I mean, you don’t get a chance to buy a company like Gateway, you know, at or near book value very often. " - Ted Waitt " An actor can be as good as the opportunity that he/she gets. " - Mohnish Bahl