Quotes About Excellence

You want to do your job well so that people in the future say, 'OK, he's not bad, let's hire him.'

With 'Idol' it's kind of just like 'OK, here's this competition - I need to do better than somebody else.'

Part of the problem of comedians doing specials every year - when the masters do it, it's like, 'Okay, I guess, go for it' - but when people aren't at the top of the top level, bits don't get to cook long enough.

When did it - When did it become okay for someone to hit home runs and forget how to play the rest of the game?

I like the old school, then I add the new school, and I got a concoction of greatness. I can't miss; you can't miss with that.

I'm old school, man. I think, if you want to be the best, then beat the best guys.

I know I am old-fashioned, but I don't want to bring out a fashion line, I don't want to bring out an album. I just want to do the work as best as I can, and if that effects change for somebody, then that is great. I don't want to change the world.

Call me old-fashioned, but it's always been my firm belief that a teacher's job should be for each of his or her students to finish the year with a grade of 100%.

Everybody, I think, who hopes to become a judge would aspire to be able to write as well as Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes. None are going to be able to attain that.

The good ones push their luck to the limit - like Laurence Oliver. As actor and director, he will go just as far as he can.

Everything Olivia Colman touches turns to gold, she's just so brilliant.

People could see in me who I am now, an Olympic champ, the best in the world.

Any Olympic sport is great to watch.

As an Olympic athlete, I was at the top of my sport.

I'm in awe of any Olympic champion, for sure.

It's never easy at the Olympic level. Russia, Romania and China always are contenders.

Growing up, Michael Jordan was my Olympic hero.

It's amazing to get one Olympic gold, but you have to be a legend to get two. And that's definitely my aim.

The hunger has come back now because I want to be a double Olympic champion. I want to be a legend.

I'm proud to be part of any Olympic team.

It's like someone important is missing from a party because you can't imagine an Olympic gymnastics competition without Romania.

Once you become an Olympic champion, you are expected to win all the time.

I want to get another Olympic medal outside the team event.

The reason I like Olympic boxing is that all the best fighters come together and find out who the best fighter is.