Quotes About Excellence

As the excellence of steel is strength, and the excellence of art is beauty, so the excellence of mankind is moral character.

In the land where excellence is commended, not envied, where weakness is aided, not mocked, there is no question as to how its inhabitants are all superhuman.

Mental strength is what separates champions from near champions.

I continually stress to my players that all I expect from them at practice and in the games is their maximum effort.

I loved challenging myself every day. The weight room was my therapy for everyday life stresses. No matter what I was doing I always wanted to be the best.

On the other hand, I have devoted so much energy to reach the top that I accept the stress of being there.

Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest. Until your Good is Better, and your Better is your Best.

Success doesn't come from pie-in-the-sky thinking. It's the result of consciously doing something each day that will add to your overall excellence.

If you can be the best, then why not try to be the best?

Success is born out of arrogance, but greatness comes from humility.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.

Success is not measured by what you do compared to what somebody else does. Success is measured by what you do compared to what you are capable of doing.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.

If you work just for money, you'll never make it, but if you love what you're doing and you always put the customer first, success will be yours.

Learn to do the common things uncommonly well.

To win takes a complete commitment of mind and body. When you can't make that commitment, they don't call you a champion anymore.

Excellence is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.

If you don't have a competitive advantage, don't compete.

Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success.

The secret of success is to do the common things uncommonly well.

To me success would be to be able to do your very best in everything you do.

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.

Don't be in a rush to get big. Be in a rush to have a great product.