Quotes About Excellence

Training is my drug. I'm going to be the best I can in and out of the water - train right, eat right - and that is the way it should be.

We absolutely do some of the best science in the world in Canada, across a broad spectrum of disciplines: quantum computing in Waterloo, paleontology in Alberta, neuroscience at the Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health in Vancouver, and many more.

It's the job of any business owner to be clear about the company's nonnegotiable core values. They're the riverbanks that help guide us as we refine and improve on performance and excellence. A lack of riverbanks creates estuaries and cloudy waters that are confusing to navigate. I want a crystal-clear, swiftly flowing stream.

Many talents hurt themselves by over thinking the business and doing too much which waters every thing down and makes major moves mean less.

For me, I'm just trying to be the best at what I do. I'll wave an Asian American flag if I get that opportunity. I'm not hiding or trying to discredit my background or anything, I just haven't had the opportunity.

It's great to wave the flag - I always say we're proud to be made in America - but I think our distinction is we make it well in America.

Continue to do common things in an uncommon way. Continue to be 'all in.' Continue to apply 'best is the standard.' Continue to be a person of excellence in everything you do.

I've only had two rules: Do all you can and do it the best you can. It's the only way you ever get that feeling of accomplishing something.

The North Star has always been the same, which for us, is about making insanely great products that really change the world in some way - enrich people's lives.

Badness you can get easily, in quantity; the road is smooth, and it lies close by, But in front of excellence the immortal gods have put sweat, and long and steep is the way to it.

Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney are both outstanding players.

In all ways, I want to be better in all of these things that top midfielders can do.

The Ford Motor Co. should stand for something more than cars and trucks. There is a Ford way of doing things that we cannot lose... We need to be continuously polishing that Ford oval.

We cannot all be great, but we can always attach ourselves to something that it great.

We are Asian champions, but we cannot take chances.

I don't ever want to have a weak episode of television with my name on it.

I always wanted to make sure that within my unit that I was never the weak person. So I made sure that my physical fitness was top.

Brad Pitt is a dude who just wants to make good movies. He's not afraid to surround himself with the greatest actors, which I always appreciate because I've also seen actors who only want to surround themselves with weak actors because it makes them look better. That ends up making a poorer movie.

You always want to make sure that you're not the weak link. You're surrounded by really talented, great actors and singers, so just staying on your game is the main thing.

It's hard for me to interact with players who don't give themselves completely. The weak don't interest me.

In my own mind, I don't want to be the weak link of the team.

You don't want to be the weak link or the person who lets other people down.

I do my best; I go onto the pitch and I play to the best of my ability.

It's important to go out on the pitch and make a fantastic performance.