Quotes About Achievement

If I am not playing to win, I don't want to play.

It takes about eight years to develop as an Olympic athlete, very few athletes actually who go there win medal in their first Games.

Nothing means more to me than helping my team win.

If I'm playing cards for pennies, I want to win.

I'm just glad my gold medal's at home, because I'd hate to try to win another.

Obviously, I am hoping to go on and win many trophies for Spurs and for England. That's always been the aim since I was a kid, dreaming of lifting the trophy one day for them, so that's what I've got to do.

I want to win trophies with my country, and I want to win trophies at club level.

There's so many levels. You can rise on the day to win a national event or a world title but the level you need to rise to win an Olympics Games is another one altogether.

I'm someone who believes in having motivation at all times, win or lose, individual awards.

I can't say, 'It doesn't matter if you win or lose.' It's not true. You go in to win.

When you win or lose, no-one dies: you win, or you lose.

I've already done enough to prove myself. Win or lose, I think I've done enough to cement my name in the history of this sport. So for me, it's more like I have to win just for an opportunity to get on the mic and say all that.

Film is similar to a basketball game. When that buzzer sounds, win or lose, the only thing you can control is how much effort you put into it.

Win or lose, I've been fortunate to be able to pitch deep enough into games to get decisions.

Win or lose, when I outclassed Dominick Cruz, I gave him my respect.

When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It's black and white. It's win or lose.

I was missing out on public school and going to the football games, prom or homecomings. But I've been to three World Championships... so I think it's like a win-win.

I'm facing Niagara Falls - the wind and the mist and the dark and the peregrine falcons - and I'm going to stay focused on the other side.

We will stomp to the top with the wind in our teeth.

The success of 'The Shadow of the Wind' made me very happy, but it did not change my perspective or the way I was.

If I'm going to wind up playing left, I want to be the best left fielder in the game. I'll work to be that.

Whatever you wind up doing in life, things aren't handed to you.

If I make it in the NBA or wind up playing overseas, I will be at peace.

It wasn't an instant success. It wasn't like I got into Earth, Wind & Fire and we stopped eating oatmeal and McDonald's. But it was definitely a clear path on the right direction to be my own man.