Quotes About Achievement

I knew no matter how good I did, no matter everything that I pushed for, there's always gonna be some type of doubt. Some people want to put limitations on what I can do.

There's nothing worse in my book than going home with energy left over. I like to go home knowing I've put a shift in, feeling that I've pushed myself to the max.

I remember doing 5th grade math when I was like seven years old. My parents just constantly pushed me, in a good way, to always demand excellence in everything that I did.

I was always curious. I wanted to learn a little about a lot of things, and I really had to get pushed to achieve.

Playing Isabella in 'Measure for Measure' pushed me to my limits. Janet Suzman was directing, and she was very hard on me. I went through phases of not liking her at the time, but I loved her for it in the end.

I didn't really know what I was going to do with my life. I've taken every opportunity, pushed myself in ways I'm not sure I knew were even possible, I've made the best of my life and career. So yes, I do feel proud of myself.

My parents pushed us very hard to work, both in the home, doing chores and cooking, and at school.

I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. It's a luxury.

In some ways, you have to fail some. You have to figure that stuff out, because if I didn't have an Hakeem Olajuwon, would I have been able to achieve the heights that I did achieve? I don't think so. He pushed me, and I pushed him.

I easily could've gone to a place like Florida Atlantic, but my dad pushed me to realize that my dream was to play somewhere big. He was right.

I had trouble in high school, and it has really pushed me to do something big and make a difference.

My dad demanded results. I wasn't expected just to be a student, I was supposed to get straight A's. My dad didn't want me just to play sports, he pushed me to win state championships in high school and national championships.

My mother really pushed me when I was young. I didn't want to go to dance classes, but for some reason, when I was there, I didn't want to come back.

I've always worked out, but running pushed bits of me harder than anything else I had ever done.

I have always pushed myself. I have never settled for anything less than the best that I could give.

I was never told that the purpose of school was to get a job at the end of it. What was pushed on me was a love of learning, probably because my parents didn't have access to a great education.

My parents really pushed me to excel in school. Education was always important to them, so it was important to me.

My players need to have the feeling that they've pushed themselves to their limits.

I appreciate what I've achieved, and nearly all of that is because of my dad. He pushed me to train harder than I would have done if he wasn't there to discipline me.

I've always pushed myself and taken great pride in what I do.

Christopher pushed the boundaries beyond anything anyone could expect from any human being.

My parents never really pushed me, but I was so hard on myself. I would say I had some perfectionist quality, to a fault.

A lot of people throughout my life didn't believe in me, but I have a great support system - my mom, my dad, my AAU coach, Kevin Dockery - I just have a great support system of people who really pushed me and brought the best out of me.

What really pushed me into chasing basketball even more was my cousin making the NBA too, in 2003.