Quotes About Determination

At the end of the day, my optimistic personality always takes over.

I hate losing, and I'm gonna do whatever it takes to be the best at whatever it is I'm doing.

A longbow takes a massive draw for the arrow to go anywhere.

To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by.

It takes facing obstacles to grow strong enough to overcome them.

I saw an Elvis Presley movie Jailhouse Rock, where he gets out of jail and makes his own records and takes them to the radio stations himself. And then, he puts records in the store. After seeing that, I made records an put them in stores.

You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application.

I've already proved I have what it takes to be the champion. I'm right there.

There's something about taking a plow and breaking new ground. It gives you energy.

Confidence is going after Moby Dick in a rowboat and taking tartar sauce with you.

I'm not gonna be bad at anything, and I want to actually be the best at anything I'm doing. So if I'm playing basketball, if I'm taking the SATs, like, there's a competitive spirit behind it. With production, it's the same thing.

If you're extremely confident, taking a loss doesn't bother you.

For me, it's just about taking it one at-bat, one pitch, one play at a time.

I've always been very competitive, and a part of that is pushing your boundaries - taking a risk and being able to live with the loss that comes with taking a risk.

If I am putting myself out there and taking some of these risks, then I want to do it properly.

In Formula One nothing is easy, but I can feel I'm taking the right steps, that I'm working in the proper way.

I need to be playing well, be involved in the game, and taking matches by the scruff of the neck.

Based on my experience, I would say that rather than taking lessons in how to become an entrepreneur, you should jump into the pool and start swimming.

For me, it's all about taking things a step at a time, proving I'm good enough and on the right path.

If I keep taking my good swings, swing at the right pitches, good things will happen.

As a kid, I was just writing scripts and taking whatever film classes I could in college.

When I'm running in to bowl, I am always thinking of taking a wicket.

I'm one of the few artists who started from the ground up for real. Not taking no records to the radio station begging no DJ to play it. When DJs started playing my records they called me for them. I ain't pull up and ask nobody for nothing, I ain't pay nobody nothing.

I made my way in this league playing special teams and then kind of worked my way into playing receiver. It was always just kind of doing whatever I could do and taking advantage of all the opportunities that I got.