Quotes About Excellence

Aaron Cruden and Beauden Barrett have both been decent, but Dan Carter takes it on to a different level, and he kicks his goals better than both of them.

James Dean has never been one of my guys. I don't want to be him. I will take boring anytime. I love boring! Are you kidding me? Matt Damon has been one of my favorites forever. He always elevates every bit of material, and then you don't hear a thing about him.

I really feel like I have the potential - and I'm not even kidding about it - I have the potential to be the best player in the league.

I love those words: killer instincts. Great teams, great players, they develop that, and it's not something that has to be said.

Go for great. Own your game. Be kind. Get big things done.

I kinda see everyone as competition.

I dig all kinds of competition.

You have to beat the king to be the king. No one is going to hand you a gold medal.

I want to be the king of sprints because I think I am.

It's what kings do. If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best.

If a restaurant kitchen is your office, Nom is for you.

You want to be the baddest guy in the kitchen and you want the person next to you to know it.

They didn't act like people and they didn't act like actors. It's hard to explain. They acted more like they knew they were celebrities and all. I mean they were good, but they were too good.

I want to know that I'm gonna knock 'em dead every night.

I put a lot of work in. I watch film. I study. People may knock it, but I think it's what makes me great.

I can't imagine being in an All-Star Game, knowing that you're among some of the best of the best.

Kobe's legacy is definitely one of the best players to play this game ever.

Whatever you see in games, Kobe demands more in practice.

Kobe was a legend.

Kevin Garnett was a great player, but he wasn't Kobe Bryant.

Kobe never got complacent. He always wanted more. And I think, ultimately, that's going to be his legacy.

Kobe Bryant is a walking stat himself. He doesn't have to explain what he brings to the table.

If you are an Olympian you are considered to be the best, like Kobe and 'Melo.

There are no other Kobe Bryants.