Quotes About Excellence

Once you're on the pitch and you've put the shirt on, it's then down to you to perform and play well.

My duty, what I have to do, is try my best in every training session, leave everything of me on the pitch. That's how I can go to bed at the end of the day and be happy with myself.

A player always comes on to the pitch to give their best, and I cannot be criticized for my commitment, only for my performances.

I try to do my best both on and off the pitch, giving a good image in my behaviour.

Every time I step on the pitch, I think about winning and putting on a performance that ensures my team comes out on top.

My business is to perform on the pitch, to put in performances and that is what I want to do.

I am so happy and proud to learn of Hideo Nomo's election to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame. He was quite a pitcher and competitor, but he is also a very special and caring person.

If we want the best pitcher, let's get Bobby Feller. If want the best football player, let's get Jimmy Brown; the best basketball player, let's get Bill Russell. If we want the guy who can do the best job for the United States - let's get Donald Trump.

I want to become the type of pitcher any one in the world can say is the world's best pitcher.

I want to be the best pitcher in the world.

Good pitchers, after a tough outing, bounce back. Real good pitchers don't let too many poor games get in there.

Your pitches have to be sharp every time out.

Pittsburgh is a great organization.

Most Pixar films are better than most live action films.

Everything I do and everything Pixar does is based on a simple rule: Quality is the best business plan, period.

Pixar has the integrity to not rush.

Everybody involved in Pixar, I've not met one person who's not incredibly creative and nice and lovely and know what they're doing.

The world does not want to see a Pixar film that's not great.

I don't care if you're doing haute cuisine or burgers and pizza, just do it right.

There is no such thing as second place. Either you're first or you're nothing.

I'd love to say second place is great, but it's not.

I want to show the world that we have the best fighters. Our motto is, 'Death is better than second place.'

The reality is that every human being is placed on this planet, and one of the things that drives humans is their need for meaning, and if you can make every job meaningful, then you will guarantee that every job will be done to its highest level of excellence.

There are only two places in the league - first place and no place.