Quotes About Self-motivation

You are only limited to what you push yourself to, you know? You can always get better.

I didn't really know what I was going to do with my life. I've taken every opportunity, pushed myself in ways I'm not sure I knew were even possible, I've made the best of my life and career. So yes, I do feel proud of myself.

My players need to have the feeling that they've pushed themselves to their limits.

I've always pushed myself and taken great pride in what I do.

I guess I just like to challenge myself and push myself harder to do things that I don't think I can, to do things that other people do not think I can. It pushes me. I push my own personal limits.

That's what I'm always searching for - finding the balance between not caring so much to where I put all this pressure on myself. But still caring enough to where it pushes me to work exactly how I've been working so far.

I didn't care what people thought of me, that I was getting better, pushing myself to get better. Those are the things I concentrate on. I don't concentrate on what everyone else was saying.

I learned from my mom to always keep pushing yourself.

As long as I feel I'm pushing myself and my riding, then I'm where I want to be.

I'm just going to keep pushing and try and be the best of version that I can be of me.

You have to keep pushing yourself and reinventing yourself.

Music's something that I really wasn't pushed into, it was something I just kinda chose, I just kept pushing myself, and it was all down to me.

I just kind of do my own thing, which has made me feel like a better player, a better pro because I'm in control of it. I don't have anybody who is pushing me to do something - I'm pushing myself.

I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.

If I put on any pressure. I put it on myself. Nobody else puts pressure on Larry Johnson.

Nobody puts more expectation on me than myself. That's just the heart of the competitor. That's how I was raised.

I don't focus on anyone but myself.

When our folks focus on exactly what is needed to succeed in the restaurants, they should be able to lead themselves to restaurateur level.

Obviously there are not too many people who get a chance to play in the Olympics in their hometown. That would be something special, but going into the summer you have to be realistic with yourself, and health-wise and motivation-wise you have to be willing to do what it takes.

I think all great players set a target for themselves in their careers. Mine was to win a world title with Brazil, which I did twice.

My restlessness leaves my mind racing as I try to wind down at the end of mandatory recovery day. It keeps me tossing after poor performances. And if I played well, well... playing well makes me itch to play better; there is always room for improvement.

Winning isn't getting ahead of others. It's getting ahead of yourself.

I'm competitive with myself, but not with other people. I set goals for myself. I don't really care about winning or losing as long as I do my best.

The only thing that can stop me from being me is me.