Quotes About Excellence

Today I am the greatest of all time.

Inches make a champion.

This is my sixth year now. I've never seen this many all-stars in the locker room at the same time.

With or without the title, Bobby Fischer was unquestionably the greatest player of his time

Every time, all the time, I'm a perfectionist. I feel I should never lose.

Determination. You have to be willing to put in the extra time and the extra practice to be the best.

I want to play my best, day in and day out. It's a pride thing for me. I'm going to go out there and dominate the guy I'm playing against every time.

Play as well as you can all the time, and if you're truthful to your thing, you'll succeed.

If the World Series was on the line and I could pick one pitcher to pitch the game, I'd choose Whitey Ford every time.

Nancy Lopez has always been a role model of mine... so to have the opportunity to play for her and spend time with her has been amazing.

There's no straighter road to success than exceeding expectations one day at a time.

You don't have enough time to be both unhappy & mediocre. It's not just pointless; it's painful.

I really need to push myself and try my hardest every time, because I come from the premise that I'm not very good and I have to give my best. Otherwise, I don't deliver.

High achievers dwell on what they do well and spend very little time evaluating themselves and their performances.

I'd like to think that on a lot of teams, I'd be a No.1. The thing I do know is that every time I take the mound, in my mind I'm the best pitcher in the league.

I wish to live without committing any fault at any time.

The goal of a passionate artist is to try and make a masterpiece each and every time, yet be wise enough to know you will fall short.

It is quite rare to find people who are really dedicated to a level of excellence. Most of us are really quite lazy most of the time.

I am comfortable giving people direction. If something is not good enough, my job is to find a way to help them learn from their mistake, and understand that next time I expect better.

There is nobody else out there that I would put ahead of Joe Greene. By far the best Steeler of all time.

I was on Murder She Wrote with Angela Lansbury. She was fantastic... she was lovely to everyone, she was always on time, prepared.

Excellence is a signal to God that we are going to dig our ditches but if You don't make it rain, all of this is a waste of time.

The fact that my songs take a long time to write is no guarantee of their excellence.

I'm a perfectionist, so I can drive myself mad - and other people, too. At the same time, I think that's one of the reasons I'm successful. Because I really care about what I do.