Quotes About Excellence

I want to be great at what I do. I take a lot of pride in it. And I try not to sell myself short in my work and preparation.

When I prepare, I am not messing around. I find the right places, the right people, and the right environment. Iceland is one of those places.

You have an obligation as a player - as an athlete at any level - and it doesn't matter what sport it is. When you sign on, you sign on. You prepare that week to go win. I don't care about your schedule, or how many people got hurt - it doesn't matter. You owe it to the people in the building and guys in the huddle to prepare yourself to win.

I train and prepare for every contest the same so I can compete to the best of my abilities.

I want to execute my job to the best of my ability and just prepare myself to be able to do that.

I don't think I'm sharp enough to not prepare and come on set and kill it.

When I prepare for a fight, I never expect it to be easy. I believe that that would create a chance for me to not give my best in the Octagon.

I don't have to prepare any differently because it's Messi, because every day in training I am up against people like Rooney, Berbatov, Ronaldo, and Tevez, so you know what to do against big players.

Tell me why is it easier if you know the number one? You prepare as though you are number one anyway.

We can't get bored. We have to prepare like we're playing the best team in the NFL.

I don't think I can be perfect, but I think I can be close to perfect if I continue to prepare and continue to do everything in my power to be the best version of myself.

We'll work hard every day to prepare for the matches and to do our best in every game.

The difference between mediocre, good and great is you're able to have the enthusiasm for prep, to work to prepare to win the same in January that you do in August, when everybody says they're excited.

I think I get going because I try not to put added pressure on myself because a lot of times, you can be very good at what you do, but when you get ready, you have to be prepared to get it going.

There are no right and wrong ways to work in this business, but there are some basic common-sense practices. Work very, very hard and always be prepared; never give up; and once you get the job, give them more than they ever expected: - Shine!

Meryl Streep does things I would never have thought possible... Her presence on screen is outstanding.

When I'm in the audience of Broadway shows, I feel like I'm in the presence of something really special with artists working at the height of their craft and doing the best work that they possibly can.

It is the growth of advertising in this country which, more than any single element, has brought the American magazine to its present enviable position in points of literary, illustrative and mechanical excellence.

Preserve my artistic creativity and ennoble my artistic fame.

You want the book to be special, and they are not always going to be special, but at least you want that to be the ambition. So the only way that happens is if you are not pressing to write a book.

I am putting pressure on myself to do my best and perform to my potential.

You've got to want to compete with the best of the best and when the pressure's on.

I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.

Pressure is always in the back of your mind, but that's the pressure that drives you on and makes you perform to the best you can be.