Quotes About Achievement

I've always had a hunger for realizing myself through my career.

I've always prided myself on working so hard and then achieving goals without realizing the pleasure is often in the journey. And actually, the journey can be just as fun, if not more so, than the outcome.

You get to a point where you start realizing that what you've done is amazing and you're proud of it, but there's so much more to accomplish. So many projects get to a certain level and they become content, and that's all that they ever expected or wanted.

When I see myself - 'John Collins the Atlanta Hawks' - saying that and hearing that, hearing myself say that, looking in the mirror, and realizing 'man I made it' is crazy to think about.

I decided I wanted to be a dancer. Juilliard was in walking distance from home, so I very stupidly went and applied, not realizing the money it would cost which my parents didn't have. It took a hundred dollars just to apply for a scholarship. But I made it.

I ask myself what my father would think of me making it to the NBA every day. I hope he's proud. I hope he's watching down and realizing that his dream became a reality.

I don't really like the word 'dream' because that makes it seem like it's something that's never going to happen. Playing in the NBA, since Day 1, it's something that I've wanted to do and I'm realizing all my goals now.

Ideas are easy. It's the execution of ideas that really separates the sheep from the goats.

Far too often in the political realm, we demonize success; we demagogue against it. What we should be doing is incentivizing success.

I think an Olympic medal is the only thing missing from what I can physically achieve as a cyclist. I can't win the Tour de France, but I've pretty much won everything else that I can within my physical realm, so that's the only thing missing.

It's humbling and an honor to be named AP Player of the Year, to be mentioned in the same realm as a lot of great players, a lot of hall of famers.

I think if you're a race car driver you want to succeed and be the best in your realm of racing.

Mum and dad have worked so hard and shown me that if you work hard you will reap the benefits.

We have to have adversity in order for us to really reap the benefits and really just have an appreciation of how hard it is to win in the NBA.

Who knows where I would be if I hadn't gone on Drag Race and gotten that kick in the rear to step it up to the next level?

I have always believed that awards are like accessories to a car. They are very similar to the rear view mirror in a car, which gives you the confidence to drive. They sure mean a lot; however, they are not the be-all and end-all of life.

I always dribble for a reason, and I always head for the goal.

I've had women come up to me and say I was the reason they went to law school.

There's no reason to go back in the ring and prove anything.

I'm the champion for a reason.

It is the combination of reasonable talent and the ability to keep going in the face of defeat that leads to success.

I want to my films to make Rs 200 crore and Rs 300 crore also, but I have to be reasonable.

Anybody with a reasonable income can become financially independent in a lifetime.

Hits, flops, and everything in between - I got to do a lot of different things as an actor, had a lot of good learning experiences. So I think I've done reasonably okay for myself, and God has given me more than what I've asked for.