Quotes About Determination

You don't have to be perfect, but you have to try hard. And I did all the time.

Imagining may be the first step in making it happen, but it takes the real time and real efforts of real people to learn things, make things, turn thoughts into deeds or visions into inventions.

I have always wanted a solo career, deep in the darkest pit of myself, but I didn't dare admit it to myself even. It took me a long time to confront my fears.

I started going to castings a few years ago when people didn't know who I was. People forget about [that time] because they've seen my career - the path that it's had in the last couple years.

Talleyrand once said to the first Napoleon that the United States is a giant without bones. Since that time our gristle has been rapidly hardening.

The war of good and evil is mightiest in mightiest souls, and even in the darkest time the heart will maintain its right against the hardest creed.

You need the willingness to fail all the time.

I lived where I could and studied what I enjoyed studying. I took what I wanted from that education but was making my first record at the same time.

When you constantly hear people talking about going the distance, going the distance, you can't help but wonder about it. I learned a lesson: next time I will fight my fight without that doubt.

A long time ago when I was very little, I dreamed about being on stage. Some people told me I would never be able to do it, so I only paid attention to those who told me that I could.

I did everything I could except win. I feel fine. I just played bad at a big time.

I have reasons to believe that I could win the World Cup, but I take it one race at a time.

We can drink soup with a fork, it will only take long time! As long as we are patient, we can drink it even with a tiny pin!

I started playing ball when I was 13 and a half. Before that, I just wanted to play football and baseball but I kept growing so I figured it was time for basketball.

My swing is no uglier than Arnold Palmer's, and it's the same ugly swing every time.

No one should be surprised just because somebody isn't successful 100 percent of the time.

Take great comfort in knowing that ALL great feats are accomplished one small step at a time.

Slow and steady wins the race, then wastes no time grinding salt-caked glass in your open wounds.

To give you an idea how well I was doing at the time I quit, I was the only one who knew I quit.

Winning becomes easier over time as the cornerstones of confidence become habits.

I am going to be pretty kick a$$ by the time I'm thirty, and I can't wait!!

'Good enough' stopped being good enough a long time ago. so why not be great?

I thought, if ever there were a time to write a book about hope, it's now.

I have to be more assertive-I have take more control at crunch time.