Quotes About Excellence

I always try to outdo the guys. It doesn't matter who you are. Even Sami Zayn - I want to have a better match than Sami Zayn, and he is absolutely incredible. I knew at a very young age that I wanted to change the definition of what it is to be a Diva and what it is to be a woman's wrestler.

I've been ingrained since a young age to compete always and strive to be the best, and I think I'm working toward that.

I always like surprising people and doing things at a young age and, I don't know, trying to do them at a higher caliber than what you'd normally think. I'm not saying I'm a virtuoso, but I always challenge myself.

Winning the Cup at a young age is a whole other level.

I always wanted to get better, I always wanted to be the best, and I knew from a young age, so I kept putting in the hard work and kept training around the outside courts outside my house and it paid off.

I was 10 years old playing football against guys who were 12 and 13 years old, and it doesn't sound that big, but back then when you're 10 going up against preteens, it's a big deal. So even at that young age, my dad has always challenged me and made sure I not only put out my best, but I was going up against the best.

Working with Robin Williams, and Bob Hopkins, and Dustin Hoffman and you're talking about 'gods,' really, in our industry. You look at legends everyday. It was so impactful to me as a young artist.

Ever since I was a young girl, even in school, I was always a perfectionist, and I always wanted to do my homework as soon as I got home. Everything had to be done properly.

I want to make sure I'm a role model for young girls and play the best I can for my team and my country.

That's one thing I tell young kids is watch Chris Paul play basketball. He doesn't just play the game. He's trying to beat the game.

I always believe that to be the best, you have to smell like the best, dress like the best, act like the best. When you throw your trash in the garbage can, it has to be better than anybody else who ever threw trash in the garbage can.

Find something bigger than yourself and pour every ounce of who you are into it. If that's your family, be the best father on Earth. If you are a cop, firefighter, or a trash man, be the best.

If I had a bad performance in a particular leotard, I threw it in the trash.

With MJ and Kobe, what you get is you get people who is talking trash to you and backing it up.

Even in practice, me and Kobe get into it every day. I do my best to challenge him. He's still going to be Kobe, talking trash.

I always want to give my best and do the best I can. I know when I have sung my best and when I haven't. There can be stresses and hassles with time travel and press attention. I just have to adapt and find a way of dealing with it.

Sure we're in limos. We're stars. How else is a star supposed to travel?

I love playing shows and travelling - but I'm not about to cart myself around the world with inferior product. I just won't do it. I don't need to do it.

If you want this game to be at the top level, you have to treat your players like they're top level.

I've always found the secret is to stay fit and treat sport as a profession. I chose sport as a passion.

I put so much pressure on myself to raise the bar with each and every project. I treat it like every film is my last, and I make sure I pour everything I have into every film I make because if I'm not trying to improve, someone else will.

All the stuff about being a drinking club, or having players who were not good enough, I treat as rubbish.

At least for me personally, I've always tried to do a really good job every day, with each interview, and treat each interview seriously, and make the person I'm speaking with feel comfortable, hopefully make it an ideal experience.

What you do on the court, off the court, in the classroom, it's all the same. Your habits, the way you treat class, your relationships - it's all the same. Do it right or don't do it.