Quotes About Excellence

If you can prove that you're in that elite class on a consistent basis, it speaks volumes about a player's longevity. It also says that as a player, you were steady, stable, and great and that you deserve to be recognized.

Be serious. You've got to do the job you were hired to do well, but there's always more you can do. When I was an assistant, I would say to myself, 'You may not be an executive, but act like one.' I would volunteer for any creative assignment - read scripts, do 'coverage,' write notes.

In 1981, at age 31, I was voted the best player in basketball, and the most valuable player in the league.

I was twice voted best left-back in the world.

Loro Piana is all about seeking quality materials.

We have to get to a point in this country where our top players are seeking out the most challenging environments.

Man should be ever better than he seems.

Lukaku sees football and lives for his game the way I think a top player should live for it.

It's an amazing feeling being selected as an all-star.

I do like athletes as they have amazing self-discipline.

I always excelled in sports, so I knew I had advantages there. That really gave me, like, confidence and self-esteem.

Many people who excel are self-taught.

The better I am, the better the team is, so you should want me to be selfish about how good I am.

I work very hard at each story, at every sentence.

I remember coming second in a cross-country run and this sergeant major ripped in to me, saying 'you knacker, you waster - you should be second to no one.' That really got to me.

I would love to be a public servant to this great state, and I would like to leave everything on the field. Give 110 percent to the state, and we'll see where it takes me.

The long program sets the men apart from the boys.

We never settle for 'This is good enough.' It always has to be amazing because that's the kind of music we'd want to listen to, and that's the kind of music we want to give to other people.

I want to leave this company in the best possible shape.

That's what you want to keep sharing with the players in today's world: knowing that you represent yourself and your family each time you step on the court and to be the best at it because you never know where it leads to after it's all said and done.

We at ESPN like competition. It makes us better. It makes us sharper.

If you want to get to the top shelf, you have to win something.

The Shield is fantastic. They're everything they say they are.

When I pick up a book that's, you know, wreathed in laurels, I expect a lot, and that doesn't give the book its best chance to shine.