Quotes About Excellence

I think it doesn't matter if you are the best surfer in the world. I'm going to try to be the best surfer I can be. It's not all about competing and being the best. It's more about having fun and just doing what you love.

Before finding a mentor, I feel it's essential to really find your own calling and passion. From my experience, this will become a guiding bond in this kind of relationship. Be curious and engaged - and push yourself actively. Be as good as you can at what you love to do, and you will certainly get a mentor's attention.

When you think about Kobe it's, 'No excuse. Nothing can put your mind off what you love to do.' It's the Mamba mentality, for sure.

It's one of those things, you keep showing up, doing what you do, doing what you love to do, and fortunately we win the game - because you can't get the MVP if you don't win the game.

But I always feel that whatever I do, I could do better. I suppose it is perfectionism.

Do your job; be the best at whatever your job description is.

Being the best at whatever talent you have, that's what stimulates life.

Whatever you do, take pride in it and be great at it.

Majesty is a thing of beauty to behold, whatever the particular enterprise.

Irish poets, learn your trade, sing whatever is well made, scorn the sort now growing up all out of shape from toe to top.

All I ever wanted really, and continue to want out of life, is to give 100 percent to whatever I'm doing and to be committed to whatever I'm doing and then let the results speak for themselves. Also to never take myself or people for granted and always be thankful and grateful to the people who helped me.

It doesn't matter what else is going on. When you walk into your arena or your - whatever you excel at, you're there to take care of the job that you have to do.

Good companies do whatever it takes to make sure apps are great and don't hesitate to add features.

The truth is many of us have been socialized to think that if we are not the very best, if we are not at the top 1 percent of whatever it is we do, then we are not good enough. To reinforce this already pervasive mental model, society has established a competitive hierarchy for just about everything.

Whatever I do, I want to be the best.

I tell them how what matters is becoming the best you can be at whatever you're doing.

For me, you can't be a big fat pig up there, slovenly and singing croaky and whatnot. You have to work.

Whenever you face a man who's playing your instrument, there's a competition.

Whenever the competition is sleeping is when I shine.

You want to give your best and be the best batsman for the team. So, whenever I go in to bat, I always believe in giving the best. I take it as a challenge every time.

Whenever we create dishes, we work very carefully and ask ourselves, 'Is there anything on the dish that really doesn't make the dish better?' Then we eliminate that. We try to stay very focused on really showcasing everything on the plate so nothing gets lost.

I want to go where I'm the difference. I want to make something out of nothing. I want to be the reason someone is great.

No matter when or where, always bring your 'A' game, because you never know when it will open doors for you.

You can start right where you stand and apply the habit of going the extra mile by rendering more service and better service than you are now being paid for.