Quotes About Excellence

I loved being the best player in the world. There was no pressure staying there.

Mayweather is Mayweather. He's always good. He stays in shape, takes care of himself.

If you're not prepared to go out and steal the show every night, your job is going to be much more on the line on a regular basis. If you can master that, that's something that you never really have to worry about.

Somebody told me long ago that in acting, it's okay to steal, just steal from the best.

I go out there to steal the show every night.

I get cheered more and more for one simple reason: When I step in the ring, I steal the show! I will not accept anything less from myself.

I'm always looking to top the last match, I'm always looking to entertain the fans and steal the show.

The biggest thing is winning. No matter what percentage, no matter what my numbers say in the sense of points, assists, rebounds and steals, it's always been about winning.

I don't recall my parents ever steering me toward or away from science. It was more that I was steered toward learning and excellence in the classroom.

Every time I step out on court, I leave 150 per cent out there. That's the bare minimum.

Every time I step on the field, it doesn't matter who we're playing, I want to get an interception.

Once you get a perfect score, you don't want anything less. When you get less, then I guess it's time to step aside.

When they come here, what we are looking for them to do is step up to the plate, take responsibility and get the big innings, the centuries - or take a lead with the ball.

When you step on the field, you want to be a starter. You want to be the person everybody looks to and says, 'If we need a play to be made, let's go to him.'

When I step forward on the floor, I have the confidence that I'm the best player playing that night and that I am the most prepared at what I need to be doing.

When I was like nine or 10, my stepfather and my mother would just say 'if you want to be one of the greatest, you've got to work when nobody's working,' so I'd get up at 5:30 A.M. and head to the outdoor court and play.

Georges is one of the best guys that's ever stepped in the Octagon. That's actually the main reason I want to fight him. I look for a challenge. To be the best, you've gotta beat the best. And Georges St-Pierre is the best.

Braxton Miller is a special football player and has been special since he stepped on campus.

Jordan never stepped out on the court to have a good time. He stepped out there to establish that he was the best.

Every time we do a new record, we do the best we can. For us, every record is stepping into the ring with another heavyweight champion.

With 'Black Panther,' it was like stepping up to the plate, working crazy hours, and still bringing your best to the table every time.

Denzel's all about the work. He's all about the acting. He's an actor. He'll tell you himself, 'I'm not a movie star, celebrity, something else. I'm an actor.' He steps on a set, that's what he is, and that's what he gives you. He gives his heart.

I'm not here to tell you what your average needs to be, but it would seem to me that one way to protect yourself, as an entrepreneur, from the dreaded average is to understand what that looks like in your industry, your business, and your personal life and take the steps to be above average.

Every time he steps on the floor, LeBron has to establish that he's the best. Every year is an opportunity for him to raise his level to the best of the best.