Quotes About Excellence

The Olympics represent a global standard - for men, for women, for athletics.

I know I have to live up to the hype wherever I go. If I'm an inch below the standard, it'll be chaos.

It is amazing to win an event but to do it with the best standard ever been known in a final is incredible.

There's the gold standard, and then there's the purple-and-gold standard.

That's a big thing for me, being a guy that upholds himself to a high standard.

I wanted to set a new standard for competitive bodybuilding.

In 2020, I want to set a standard where I'm only fighting the best guys.

Miami is a place that if you like to work, then it's good for you. Because I feel like they hold you to a higher standard.

You're judged on Super Bowls, and that's the standard.

You should shoot for high standards, and believe they're obtainable.

I do have impossibly high standards.

I'm pretty sure my expectations are higher than the average person's. It just sets standards.

I am a perfectionist, and I set high standards.

I've always held myself to high standards.

When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised.

Results are a consequence of doing things well and having high standards, improving the detail of how we play.

The challenge itself is to exceed certain high standards you've set for yourself.

Nothing is a hobby - each discipline is its own world with its own high standards. Of course, every artist has 'minor works' that they do, but I don't think I have any 'minor disciplines.'

If I'm demanding and have high standards, I'm happy about that.

Infosys demonstrated to the world that an Indian company could implement standards of quality, operations, finance that compare with the best. That is a legacy I am happy with.

It's hard not to play golf that's up to Jack Nicklaus standards when you are Jack Nicklaus.

The people I admire most are those doing outstanding things for the poorest children, such as Michael Wilshaw at Mossbourne academy, Dan Moynihan and all those at the Harris academies, and those at chains such as Ark and the Haberdashers, who are driving up standards in the poorest areas.

You want to score runs at the highest average you can. That's what motivates you to keep driving the standards.

Arsenal's standards are very high so I've always tried to reach that.