Quotes About Excellence

Put everything into it if you're asking people to part with money for it. That's the way I feel about it.

Aishwarya has been a huge inspiration and I aspire to be like her.

Cate Blanchett and Eileen Atkins are definitely among my top five actresses whose work I aspire to.

I want to be the best. If you score, if you assist, if you win, you are the best.

I've always felt I should do things 100 percent or not do them. It's all or nothing. That's what makes me a good athlete - doing things with all the 'ganas' I can.

It feels so good to be the World Athlete of the Year.

Every generation comes with a unique athlete, I don't think anybody wants to be the next Nadia; they want to be themselves.

Athletes are very cool to me.

They see themselves as athletes and only athletes.

I enjoy wrestling. I enjoy the sport. I get to go against the world's best athletes.

I tried to be one of the best-conditioned athletes.

The performance that we put out there as athletes is our heart, our heart.

When I was able to come to a school that not only has some of the best athletics but the best academics, I wanted to make sure I didn't let this school down.

I want my team to be the best. I want my team to be the most attractive to play in the league.

When big teams play each other, you automatically want to raise your game. You want to see what level you're at, and you know you have to step up.

I'm not trying to be average.

The military does very well taking average people and making them very good leaders.

If you're not going to wear a tiara when you win a Newbery Award, when are you going to wear one?

If you have won a national award, it means you have done something great.

Any award the NBA gives you, whether it's on the court or off the court, it's definitely an honor.

I want to see how good I am, and the only way to do that is to fight the best in the division.

Don't let anyone be close to how good you are, no matter what the division is - one, two or three. It doesn't matter, everyone plays football. It doesn't matter who the competition is.

I want to fight the best guy. I don't want there to be any question that I beat the next best guy in the division.

I'm in a tough division and I want to show I'm the best in it.