Quotes About Excellence

successful people shoot for the stars, put their hearts on the line in every battle, and ultimately discover that the lessons learned from the pursuit of excellence mean much more than the immediate trophies and glory.

The key to pursuing excellence is to embrace an organic, long-term learning process, and not to live in a shell of static, safe mediocrity. Usually, growth comes at the expense of previous comfort or safety.

In my experience, successful people shoot for the stars, put their hearts on the line in every battle, and ultimately discover that the lessons learned from the pursuit of excellence mean much more than the immediate trophies and glory.

The secret is that everything is always on the line. The more present we are at practice, the more present we will be in competition, in the boardroom, at the exam, the operating table, the big stage. If we have any hope of attaining excellence, let alone of showing what we've got under pressure, we have to be prepared by a lifestyle of reinforcement. Presence must be like breathing.

there are clear distinctions between what it takes to be decent, what it takes to be good, what it takes to be great, and what it takes to be among the best. If your goal is to be mediocre, then you have a considerable margin for error. You can get depressed when fired and mope around waiting for someone to call with a new job offer. If you hurt your toe, you can take six weeks watching television and eating potato chips.

At the highest levels of any kind of competitive discipline, everyone is great. At this point the decisive factor is rarely who knows more, but who dictates the tone of the battle. For this reason, almost without exception, champions are specialists whose styles emerge from profound awareness of their unique strengths, and who are exceedingly skilled at guiding the battle in that direction.

We must take responsibility for ourselves, and not expect the rest of the world to understand what it takes to become the best that we can become. Great ones are willing to get burned time and again as they sharpen their swords in the fire.

Be the best that you can be, because there isn't another one of you around.

If you can't do something smart, do something right.

Strive for excellence, not perfection, because we don't live in a perfect world.

pero aun así pude asistir al mejor espectáculo del mundo: una persona haciendo bien su oficio.

La traición y el asesinato van siempre juntos, como dos diablos unidos en un yugo que por el mismo fin trabajan tan groseramente por interés natural que la imaginación no se asombra ante ellos. Pero a ti, contra todo decoro, te estaba reservado, provocar asombro, al tiempo que traición y asesinato. Sea cual fuere el diablo que ha obrado sobre ti, se ha ganado fama de excelente en el Infierno.

nothing is too much trouble if it turns out the way it should.

In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport.

It took only a moment to realize that he put all of Michelangelo's statues to shame.

The Games were created for the glorification of the individual champion.

China is an indomitable force, and they have a commitment for excellence.

If Ding keeps performing the way he has been doing then it is inevitable the World Championship will go to his country.

If someone like Cristiano arrives at the club, then inevitably you will improve.

The most important ingredient for the success of any company is the quality of its people, starting with its leadership team.

Chefs are artists, and I couldn't be happy with my art if I was forced to use cheap ingredients.

There's an inner desire, something inside of me, that's always wanted to be great and leave a mark.

I want the best people, not just on the banking side but on innovation and technology.

Above and beyond, not only are we an innovation company, we are in service of our clients.