Quotes About Goal-setting

It is a paradoxical but profoundly true and important principle of life that the most likely way to reach a goal is to be aiming not at that goal itself but at some more ambitious goal beyond it.

As a scientist, I play in the top league - the Olympics, the World Championships - and I want to be in the lead. As a runner, I set personal goals, and I want to push beyond my own personal limits. I was very happy when I practiced for several months and then reached my goal to run a marathon in 2:50.

My dream was always to win in the Olympic Games, but I never set that next goal, and I have realised now I need to set another goal.

In five years, I completed grade school. Even when I was a young boy, I had a plan for my life.

At the beginning of the season, I set my goal to see if I can lead the league in scoring, because I feel I have that kind of ability. A lot of guys say it, but it's not really in their grasp. I feel that's really in my grasp.

I am great believer that, if you put your mind to anything, you can achieve anything.

I will try to give it everything for my country. I would love to get to 23, then 25 and 30 caps. They are things I love to do every time I line up. It's a great feeling.

I'm just trying to stay grounded because I know what I want to do in the sport.

What's the ONE Thing I can do such that by doing it everything else will be easier or unnecessary?

When I won the world title, I am not going to lie, it was an unbelievable feeling. It was like a weight off my shoulders, a goal I'd set myself for so long and one others had talked about. When I got there I realised how I am never satisfied and how I always want more.

My aim is to do better than I did in Tokyo. I am glad I won the Olympic gold. I may have got the national record, but I am trying to breach the 90-metre barrier.

People wonder what you are going to do after you've won the Champions League three times? Win it again, if I can.

I always wondered if I would know the right time to retire. After that first Ashes Test in Brisbane in 2006 I had no intention of stopping. I was still focused and wanted a thousand international wickets. I was still driven.

The biggest thing I take away from the Army is that work ethic and being able to focus and put your eyes on a goal.

I want to make history and just show people that if you have determination and if you want to work hard enough and want something, you can make it happen.

I have to make sure I stay focused and have the same ambition I've always had and work hard - that's the key to success.

I want to have my son be proud of me. I want to give him a good example that if you have a goal, and you have a dream, you can achieve it if you work hard.

I don't set myself any targets. I try to work hard and play well, and in the end, things are working out well.

If you set out to do something and you give it your all and it doesn't work out, be willing to modify your goal slightly. Have the ability to look in another direction. A small shift could guide you to the real purposes of your life.

In my own experience, I plotted and planned my life when I was getting out of law school to know by what year I'd make it to the Supreme Court. That didn't work out the way I planned.

Ten-year plan? No, three-year plan! I'm in a hurry.

Regardless of how long it took or what I had to go through to get there, I had visualizations of throwing no-hitters or throwing shutouts.

I think I had a good rookie year, but at the end of the day, I want to be one of the best tight ends ever to play, and I'm going to set my standard for that and work toward that goal.

I am always able to keep a laser focus on one thing at a time without getting distracted. It helps that I try to break everything I do into small, achievable tasks.