Quotes About Achievement

Before anyone realized it, I had become an accomplished clown

My definition of a "respected" man was one who had succeeded almost completely in hoodwinking people

Can't a man be satisfied without having to beat everybody at everything?

If all you've got is just enough talent to get along, sooner or later you'll betray yourself.

I managed to maintain on the surface a smile which never deserted my lips; this was the accommodation I offered to others, a most precarious achievement performed by me only at the cost of excruciating efforts within.

Men are strange creatures. Can't a man be satisfied without having to beat everybody at everything?

Next, don't fail. I don't mind if you cheat, but just do not fail. If you fail, it will be a blemish upon your name for your entire life.

Çok iyi olman?n cezas? vard?r.

Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions.

Be proud of struggles in your life. They bring you closer to greatness.

Criticism is the fuel by which the vehicle of success runs.

Just as in other aspects of your life, setting financial goals is a tried-and-true way to reach those goals.

Leading a high-performance team can be both challenging and rewarding.

Luck will do nothing for you if you're not consistently earning the right to receive it.

Millions wish for financial freedom, but only those that make it a priority have millions.

Progress on the social ladder is almost always the result of progress in other areas of your life.

Setting goals can help you gain both short and long term achievements.

You can either choose to wait around and hope life gives you what you want—or you can choose to jump up and put in the work to make your dream come true.

Tolerating mediocrity is as dangerous as inviting failure

Oscar Hijuelos

I am no more humble than my talents require.

I can have my goals, and I can have my dreams. My goal is to make the finals and improve my position. I want to run all decent races. I don't want to look back and say I ran a terrible race.

I have run two Olympic 'A' standard times over the past 12 months and with the time I ran at the African Championships last week I know my speed and fitness are constantly improving so that I will peak in time for the Olympics.

Thank you to everyone that has made me the athlete I am! God, family and friends, my competitors and supporters! You have all had a hand!