Quotes About Determination

Winning does not always mean coming in first...real victory is in arriving at the finish line with no regrets because you know you've gone all out.

I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.

It has nothing to do with swimming. That happens to be my sport. I'm trying to see how far I can go

The game isn't over till the clock says zero.

I have never used steroids. Period.

Have confidence in yourself and don't let people put you down or make you feel weak or worthless, because the more they put you down, the more you need to get back up and prove how wrong they are.

I've never tried to hide the fact that it is my intention to become the best

Be positive and work hard. I think it's possible to overcome anything, if you're willing to work at it.

Swimming isn't everything - winning is.

I just made up my mind that I was going to lose my teeth and have my face cut to pieces.

Dream barriers look very high until someone climbs them. They are not barriers anymore.

If football taught me anything about business, it is that you win the game one play at a time.

Motivation is simple. You eliminate those who are not motivated.

I played the game one way. I gave it everything I had. It doesn't take any ability to hustle.

It takes courage to dream big and then to allow nothing to prevent you from realizing that dream.

If you only ever give 90% in training then you will only ever give 90% when it matters.

A boy shows how much he wants to play in the spring, when it's tough, and during two a days, when it's hot and tough.

Something deep in my character allows me to take the hits and get on with trying to win.

If skating got into the Olympics, I would be tempted to hold off on shredding for a year and just skate, to make that my new goal. In that sport, I'm still the underdog.

Like they say, it ain't over 'til the fat guy swings

When I go out there, I have no pity on my brother. I am out there to win.

They give you a round bat and they throw you a round ball. And they tell you to hit it square.

Technically, the last number of years, partially from the injury, it's been difficult to push forward but I felt even before the injury that I still could do more and was sort of at a stalemate.

I'm lucky that mountian biking wasn't around when I was 20, because I wouldn't have won the Tour de France. It's my kind of sport - hard, individualistic, and not a lot of tactics.