Quotes About Excellence

Just being with some of the best athletes in the world is a marvelous experience.

I watch Renee Fleming a lot. I listen to Renee Fleming a lot. She was like my built-in master class.

Everyone is committed to giving their best and to putting in 100 percent in every match to win.

For me, it's important to perform well for Borussia Dortmund in every match.

We need to remember that simply being Inter is not enough to win football matches.

I don't believe in perfect tennis or perfect matches.

Cesaro, and I've always thought this ever since I saw complete matches and work with guys and be able to do all of the things that he does and you see pretty much all of it in a 15-20 minute extravaganza, I think he's special.

The goal is always to do B material in an A fashion.

It doesn't matter so much where the material comes from, as long as it's good.

I am not trying to do material which I cannot do full out.

Matt LaFleur's a great coach.

I just want to do my best, to be as close to the top as I can, and to get the maximum out of the car.

I try to be the best and give the maximum so that people can say I'm among the top players.

That's what I work for every day: training and playing to the maximum, trying to do the best I can.

There is no such thing as the perfect meal; one can always do better.

There are not going to be medals passed out to everybody in the world. It is going to be passed out to one person, the champion.

My focus will always be my athletic career and winning more medals for the country.

You're only great if you win. I mean, Alexander wasn't Alexander the Mediocre or Alexander the Average. He was Alexander the Great, and there's a reason for it.

You don't set off in life to be mediocre. At least, I don't.

I don't think anybody's goal is to be mediocre. I think everybody should want to be the best. I've always felt that way. I want to be at the best at everything I do.

My biggest fear as an actor is being involved in something mediocre, or being mediocre myself.

I don't believe in doing everything and being mediocre at all of them. I believe in being good at one thing.

The biggest fear in my life is being mediocre.

I'm not here to be mediocre.