Quotes About Determination

I don't confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow isthe higher achievement.

I've got forward momentum. There's no virtue in it. It's just a balancing act. I don't dare stop.

Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible. We're not giving up. We're waiting for a better opportunity to win.

Aim high. You may still miss the target but at least you won't shoot your foot off.

If you can't be seven feet tall, be seven feet smart.

Aim high. You may still miss the target, but at least you won't shoot your foot off.

It wasn't about being brave, or toughing it out, or any of that air-punching motivational language; all that was required in these moments was to keep plodding on, quietly, resolutely, without fuss or drama.

Focus on what you can do, then do it with all your heart.

I'll beat this. I'm gonna beat this thing.

We shall play every game to the hilt with every ounce of fiber we have in our bodies.

To achieve success, whatever the job we have, we must pay a price.

We didn't lose the game; we just ran out of time.

The man on top of the mountain didn't fall there.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Gentlemen, we are going to relentlessly chase perfection, knowing full well we will not catch it, because nothing is perfect. But we are going to relentlessly chase it, because in the process we will catch excellence. I am not remotely interested in just being good.

The good Lord gave you a body that can stand most anything. It's your mind you have to convince.

If you believe in yourself and have the courage, the determination, the dedication, the competitive drive and if you are willing to sacrifice the little things in life and pay the price for the things that are worthwhile, it can be done.

Winning is not a sometime thing: it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do the right thing once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit.

Tackling is more natural than blocking. If a man is running down the street with everything you own, you won't let him get away. That's tackling.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.

When you're tired, you rationalize. You make excuses in your mind. You say, "I'm too tired; I'm bushed; I can't do this; I'll loaf." Then you're a coward.

The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather in a lack of will.

The harder you work, the harder it is to surrender.

Success demands singleness of purpose.