Quotes About Excellence

With regard to performance, commitment, effort, dedication, there is no middle ground. Or you do something very well or not at all.

I am not designed to come second or third, I am designed to win.

You either commit yourself as a professional racing driver that's designed to win races or you come second or you come third or fifth and am not design to come third, fourth or fifth, I race to win.

I have no idols. I respect hard work, dedication and competence

Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose.

I have no idols. I admire work, dedication and competence.

Remember, when you are in the wrong career, you cannot be the best.

He shines in the second rank, who is eclipsed in the first.

I don't rank competitions - every single one is the Olympics to me.

There are a few great orchestras in the world, thank goodness. Although some people do put them in ranking order, it's not like a snooker match. Each orchestra has different things to offer.

You have to come in on a professional level to make it, otherwise you just can't get into rap.

If I have a rap album I'm dropping, then I want it to be the best rap album.

There's no other rapper that will drop a better album than me. No one.

If I apply myself to rap, I'm gonna be the best rapper alive. If I apply myself to comedy, I'm going to be the funniest guy alive.

I want to do films and have my name mentioned next to Wes Anderson and Quentin Tarantino. I don't want my name mentioned next to other rappers at all.

Obviously, my aspirations are to be considered one of the best. Like, anyone rapping should have that mindset.

It's so rare to get all of your muscles firing at once. That's what I look for in any role.

Michael was a rare breed. There's no question about that. He did things that a lot of players could never do, and still to this day players can't do those things, so the honors that he's had are definitely deserved.

If you ever catch a great boss, it's just such a rare thing, and it's amazing.

Megyn Kelly is one of those rare women who seamlessly combines professional excellence and family. She doesn't need a catch phrase to define what she instinctively has accomplished. She just 'does it.'

When you start using terms like national championship and playoffs, that's very rare air.

I try and get it right the first time. I may rewrite a sentence four or five times, but I rarely go back and kill a whole page and rewrite it.

I don't know where I'm rated. I don't pay attention to that. I'm really so just all into my craft. It's not a contest. I try to play the best.

Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one.