Quotes About Achievement

The Oakland A's, I loved all my teammates there. I loved all the coaches. They gave me the opportunity to play in the big leagues. And for that, I thank them. I mean it was a dream come true for me.

My mother always, always, always thought that I was going to be famous. Thought that I was going to win Oscars. In fact, I believe I accepted the Oscar as a ketchup bottle many a time in front of my mother in the kitchen. 'I'd like to thank the Academy,' I said with a ketchup bottle.

I would like to thank Wolfgang Schreiber for his successful work with Bentley and Bugatti and the consistent further development of the two brands.

I'm not interested in awards. I never have been. I don't think they are important. Don't get me wrong, if somebody gives me a prize, I thank them as gratefully as I know how, because it's very nice to be given a prize. But I don't think that awards ought to be sought.

For myself, I warmly thank the Nobel Foundation and the Committee for Chemistry for this mark of their approbation and for an award which confers the highest distinction that a scientist can achieve. I am greatly beholden also to my sponsors and supporters.

I would like to thank the 49 actors who appear on screen in 'Whiplash' for realizing Damien Chazelle's vision so beautifully.

When it comes to peaking at the right time, I have to thank my coach Mike Holmes: he is a genius.

To win two Olympic golds in a row like Daley Thompson is very special. One day, I'm going to have to meet Daley, shake his hand, and thank him for giving me something to chase after.

I wish to thank the Nobel Foundation for granting me the greatest honor to which a scientist may aspire.

I don't know how to thank all the people listening to our music. It's so amazing to come home to my friends who resist conformity, because they're so happy that I've made it.

I'd like to thank God for giving me the opportunity to sing with the greatest group in the world.

You look at success and thank God and the fans for the success. It's why I always feel indebted to the fans.

I am very proud of my career and that I've the health, thank God, to continue doing this for so long.

Thank God the UFC and MMA gave me a lot of stuff.

I know I've accomplished a great deal for a man of my height. It's been a blessing, and I thank God for the talent. I've always given 110%.

Many Czech people are very talented. They can do many things, but when they get to a certain level, they are satisfied. I am not like that, thank God.

I've seen myself on those lists of the 100 best guitarists, and if they think that I'm that good, thank them. Thank God for them. But I don't think so.

It's been a long while, but, thank God, now I've been able to get my mum a house.

I didn't build a career off my looks, thank God.

I was not the best student. Thank God I had a lot of hockey talent.

I thank God every day that I get a chance to do all these great things in a Timberwolves jersey.

I'm proud of the fact that I can just focus on the bullseye and go. Thank God, I don't have to worry about distractions or veering off course because my focus is very defined. I'm proud of that.

I thank God for having played for four years in the best Barcelona team in history, but playing in the Premier League is also very important.

We didn't always have what we wanted or needed, we had to struggle. That is why I also thank God for my mum - she is the one who worked hard to pay for my first football boots.