Quotes About Achievement

I want to represent my country to the best of my abilities. I want to make Reese Witherspoon proud.

I just feel like it's a blessing to be able to represent Compton.

To represent one's own country is one of the biggest achievements a footballer can get.

I do have a little chip on my shoulder. I want to make a name for this state. I want to represent this state well so that's kinda the chip on my shoulder in that regard.

I'm always hungry and eager to represent my country and make them proud.

One thing I'm proud to do like a girl is represent my country in the Olympics and at the highest level, at the highest platform that I can.

To know how far I've come as a person and an entertainer and a businesswoman, I just hope I represent independence and intelligence and athleticism - everything that a woman should want to be.

Frankly, I never thought that I would represent my country one day.

When I was in school, I would participate in almost every possible competition. I also went on to represent my school and college.

I don't like to sit and bask in my own awards. Awards represent artistic death to me.

I was always really inspired by watching the older girls competing, just seeing other Olympians do great things, and I just really wanted to be a part of that whole experience. And to be able to represent USA was always a goal of mine.

I went to an historically black college where we're always told that there's limitation. And so I'm happy to represent for black colleges.

The best gift I could give my father would be to represent India in the Olympics. If I can do that in 2016, and even win a medal, it will be fantastic.

When I travel around the globe, I try as hard as I can to represent the NBA and the game of basketball to the best of my abilities. I get to go around the world and not only share the game but also my philanthropic work. Building a hospital in the Congo is one of the proudest achievements of my life.

I represent my country, but I also represent the continent of Africa when I play in Europe. That's why it's important to try to achieve something big.

The opportunity to represent your country at the Olympic Games is earned, not given.

It's an Olympic Games, at the end of the day, and to represent your country at the Olympics is about as good as it gets. Put a gold medal on top of that, and it doesn't ever get any better.

Let me do what I do best. And that's to run and represent my country and make my country proud.

I didn't find out about the Paralympics until I was 18 years old. Once I found out what the Paralympics were, I was so excited to know I had a chance to represent my country and wear Team U.S.A. on my back.

Obviously to be on this team, to be able to represent my country and have the platform that I do, I'm incredibly grateful for it.

My parents are super excited that they've produced an Olympian. I don't think they ever would have imagined this would happen in a million years, so I hope I represent not only Team U.S.A., but the Japanese-American culture and my family as well.

My father's NFL dreams never really felt like motivation to me, but it was something to aspire to. He was such a great athlete, the least I could do is try and use my athletic talent to represent my country in a different way. He represented as a Marine. Maybe I could do something to represent as an athlete.

I want to become successful and represent a different form of beauty in my generation.

We always talk about how important representation is. It's so important to see someone that looks like you - whether you're African American, Asian, Indian or whatever your background is - doing incredible things. It's just motivation to go out there and do incredible things yourself.