Quotes About Achievement

Judging by informal observation, most young Americans burn up their spare time buffing their emotional IQ and self-esteem with social media and non-stop texting. That's great for eye-thumb coordination, but what about the satisfaction of actually making something?

As soon as I score, my mother texts me, so when I go in the dressing room, her text is there waiting for me to read!

I will be the Thai equivalent of Eddie the Eagle.

I was 16, I just wanted to do something in my life. I wanted to be healthy, I wanted to lose some weight and I went for my first training. In the beginning I didn't know what Muay Thai meant. You know? But I liked it so much, and after six months of training I had my first competition in Poland. I won, and after that I knew that I wanted to do it.

I've been doing a little project with my 11-year-old son, Charlie: we're canoeing from the source of the Thames to the Houses of Parliament. It's taken us three years so far, and we're only half way.

Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.

I love biting off more than I can chew and figuring it out.

There are better starters than me but I'm a strong finisher.

We all fly. Once you leave the ground, you fly. Some people fly longer than others.

I'd like to congratulate myself, and thank myself, and give myself a big pat on the back.

I just make good movies. That's the way I thank my fans.

All of my fighters should get down on their knees and thank me for what I've done for them.

I thank Allah that I have been playing for Pakistan for a long time. This is a big honour for me; I had not even thought so.

I want to thank the public, so I have to keep doing what I do, which is keep winning medals for my country.

I really want to thank Red Bull Racing and Dr. Helmut Marko for the confidence they have in me.

I have been receiving calls from all quarters since the release of 'Madras.' I need to thank audiences for believing in me and making this film successful.

I always wanted to become a football player, and I thank my parents, as they helped me so much to realise this dream. They always supported me on my path.

I thank the Lord for having the kind of a career that doesn't happen very often to an individual. A lot of times when I was playing, I pinched myself to see if it was really me and if it was really happening. If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn't change anything.

This is the kind of problem you want to have! Country radio has been great to me my whole career. I can't thank those folks enough.

You know, I never looked down the road and said, 'Hey look, one day, the Hall of Fame.' It's always about playing each and every game 100 percent and I thank my teammates for getting me into the Hall because football is a team sport, not an individual sport.

Just remember: to be grateful and thank the people who are there and support you along the way is a great start to success.

I thank all my fans and well-wishers and all those who have supported me over the years for making me what I am today.

It was a lovely opportunity for the first time in my whole career to stand up and thank people who are really responsible for me getting to realize my dreams.

You know no one ever accomplishes something like this without a lot of help from good people along the way. And this is certainly true in my case, and I would like to thank some of those people.