Quotes About Achievement

People call me a genius. I don't know much about geniuses. But I do believe that what I achieved was not just because of the ability that I was born with but also because I worked hard.

I never dreamed that in my lifetime my own genome would be sequenced.

I've been fortunate to work with artists that are at the top of their respective genres. That allowed me to learn from them and their success.

There are no gentlemen in anything competitive - you want to win.

I want to see genuine talent rewarded.

It's nice to have genuine appreciation for what you've achieved in the game. You don't often get it in Britain.

What happens to George Clooney and Bruce Willis is great, but I can't gauge my career by anyone else's.

I don't care what you do - baseball or politics - George W. Bush is always going to be compared to his father. I just want it to be an easy answer in 50 years - Who was the better player, me, or my kids? I want it to be my kids.

I'm already the first Georgian to play in the Finals, but I also want to be the first to be part of an NBA title.

I'm all self-taught. I never had a teacher. Even for English, and French, and German, I hardly went to school.

There are not a lot of German players out there who are successful in a foreign country.

Playing in the German Bundesliga gave me the platform to excel in my football career.

Beating the Germans for the first time in our history was massive.

Germany is a nation which must always win.

I got to Germany without being scouted, and without any experience of playing for my country. But I was given the chance to excel.

I was the very first athlete in East Germany allowed to go professional.

Coming to Germany is not easy. People might think it's easy because I'm doing so well, but it's not at all.

I should have got a medal at Neunkirchen, my first club in Germany.

I dream of winning the Champions League title with Manchester City and a title with Germany.

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

The finest eloquence is that which gets things done.

It doesn't matter who gets what. It's just a matter of doing what it takes to win.

I love the women who are coming back to school and getting their degrees because they're so focused.

You cannot get an A if you're afraid of getting an F.