Quotes About Excellence

It's nice to be the best, but not when being the best brings out the worst in you.

When backed up against a wall, dig deep, demand excellence, stand tall, and be strong.

It has always been my belief that a man should do his best, regardless of how much he receives for his services, or the number of people he may be serving or the class of people served.

All good athletes make mistakes; the great ones learn to make that mistake only once.

I don't want to be the next Michael Jordan, I only want to be Kobe Bryant.

Ain't no man can avoid being born average, but there ain't no man got to be common.

I just feel that my competitive drive is far greater than anyone else that I've met, and I think that I thrive on that.

In order to be great, you have to learn from greatness, which is what I have tried to do.

As long as I'm in great shape, nobody beats me, for sure.

Excellence is the result of habitual integrity.

Success is about having. Excellence is about Being!

The reason why I don't have a hero is because heroes set a bar - whereas if we don't have one, our potential is unlimited.

The key to success is to learn to do something right and then do it right every time.

There's very few people go the extra mile - so go the extra mile and give it all you've got.

Sometimes I'm not even satisfied when I got 6 points and 22 rebounds, because I'm always looking to do more.

If everyone was satisfied with himself, there would be no heroes.

We're constantly making choices about the way we spend our time. The issue is not between the good and the bad, but between the good and the best. So often, the enemy of the best is the good.

Brother and Sister So & So are not your standard; Jesus is.

Commit to "CAN I!" - Constant And Never-Ending Improvement.

Long live the elite rower's motto:'early to bed, early to rise, never meet the regular guys.'

Do your very best on every task. Imagine that everyone is watching even when no one is watching.

You are trying not only to reach your potential but to move beyond it. If you are not in the best shape you can be, these things simply become more difficult to achieve.

State of the Art is the frenetic and relentless pursuit of doing what its best at that time!

Serving my generation with excellence will mean my generation can in turn lead with excellence.