Quotes About Achievement

I was used to being successful in school, but academics didn't make me happy.

Even if I had not become a doctor like my parents, I would've done something to do with academics.

My parents are two academics that came to Canada to pursue academic opportunities.

I want to be the best, so whatever comes with that, I'll have to accept.

I grew up in the '60s and '70s, where it was still acceptable to say, 'Well, you're not academic, so that's fine, you'll do it some other way.'

As long as we're great at what we do, we'll be accepted.

I just come from a school where you have to win something to be accepted.

I never accepted the idea that I was all through. I guess no person who has once been a star can do that, ever.

I have a CBE - which I accepted because I knew how much my mum, who made it all possible, would have loved it.

I think there is something to be said for not coddling people and not accepting good as good enough.

You don't score 20 goals a season by accident!

I'm not a champion by accident.

It's really hard to be a story writer - no matter how much acclaim you get - and not write a novel.

Without critical acclaim, you are just a successful commercial director, and nothing more.

My dad was a pehlwan before, then he became a fighter, and then he also became an action director wherein he did movies like 'Gangajal,' 'Zameen,' 'Shivaay,' 'Golmaa,l' and many movies for which he also won accolades.

I'm not one who's big on accolades and all those things. I did my job and I'm proud of what I did and how I did it.

I just want to continue to play great football - that's all that matters. I don't really care about the accolades or any of that.

I'm just concerned with winning, not individual accolades.

It's all about team accolades.

If somebody gives you accolades, that's nice to hear but it's not the end-all, be-all for me.

I've had a lot of accolades throughout my career, but that hasn't really changed me. I know that comes with the winning.

I'm definitely not a personal-type guy where I care about personal accolades and stuff, but definitely a team-guy first.

I try to focus on myself and focus on my team, and the individual accolades will come.

I don't worry about starting. I'm not worried about accolades or things like that.