Quotes About Achievement

If you want something, and you find an obstacle, you need to get over it. By any means necessary.

I know I'm an overachiever, and I'm not apologetic about it.

I was a real overachiever.

I was always an overachiever.

You don't think of these things when you play. When you retire, you look back and see that my Test average outside Asia is 40, and it is 49 overall. If I can change something, I'd like to change that average outside Asia. I tried as hard as I could outside Asia, but I couldn't do that.

I honestly think my top moment, personally, was main eventing 'Hell in the Cell' because of what that meant overall in the grand scheme of things.

Even though I didn't do as well in the UFC as the rest of my career, I feel like I did everything that I could to have an overall successful career.

All you can be judged on is your record - what your record is overall, what your record is in your conference, and what your record is head-to-head matchups with other teams that you play.

I believe I overcame a lot.

I really worked hard and overcame mental barriers to achieve those records.

People I looked up to a lot were, you know, Oprah because she had a rough childhood but overcame so many obstacles and broke barriers to become who she is. It was really eye opening to me: just because I had a rough childhood doesn't mean that I can't make something of myself.

Challenges are meant to be met and overcome.

I admire Brad Pitt, honestly, just because of how he started and the obstacles he had to overcome to have the career that he's had.

The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability and determination to overcome bad luck.

Immigrants have faced huge obstacles to achieving the American Dream, yet have persevered to overcome them.

The best restriction I learned was getting into the habit of doing something, even if I didn't feel like it, instead of running away from it. Sometimes good work needs to be earned, and when you can overcome yourself, the muse notices and celebrates.

I'm satisfied with what I've done. I'm not satisfied with what has happened in my career, some of the real roadblocks I had to overcome.

I have overcome many difficult moments in my career.

Fame overcomes everything.

I feel like my biggest competition is myself. A lot of kids get caught up in the comparing game - comparing themselves with Michael Jackson, comparing themselves with Michael Jordan. You gotta be your best. You gotta overcome your own fears.

Goals help you overcome short-term problems.

The biggest accomplishment, in racial terms, for Barack Obama was being elected. He had to overcome his blackness to be elected. He climbed the Mt. Everest of American politics, becoming an historic first.

There have been a lot of challenges over the years that I have overcome.

I like to overcome great challenges.