Quotes About Achievement

I don't think I even understand the full meaning of athletics.

My life is meaningful.

But basically, at the end of the day, I want to do meaningful work that I'm proud of - whether only 3 people see it or 300,000,000.

I'm really proud of the writing on Door to Door, and I think that's the Emmy that meant the most - the writing.

To be successful to me meant to have a hit record in England. I never looked outside England.

I wasn't meant to be famous. I've been blessed.

Records are meant to be broken, I guess.

One of the things that has inspired me so much is knowing that I felt like I could never measure up.

If you don't measure yourself by achievement, how are you going to set achievement levels for other people?

I believe you accomplish what you measure.

We wanted to make a living, but success was creating a song that we enjoyed playing. Quite honestly, that is still a measure of success for us.

I say to a lot of people you have to measure success in terms of progress, not in terms of end state.

It is often said that the magnitude of a people is measured by their ability to know how to win.

It's very difficult to tell when you're successful, because it's so hard to make measurements.

I'm blessed beyond measures to play the sport that I love and hopefully have longevity.

I think my game measures up pretty well to myself.

Everyone wants to perform at Wembley Arena. It's a mecca.

Watching Nyree Lewis get her medal in the 100 backstroke inspired me to want to go to a Paralympics and it just went on from there.

It's like an addiction: you win one medal and you want to win more.

Every time I go on to the court, people expect me to get a medal. It is tough, and I can't win always, but I still have to go out there and give my best.

I won the league at Middlesbrough with Manchester United, and I wore my medal for the next two or three days because I thought, 'I want this again - and the best want it again and again'.

I would be so proud to finish my career with a European medal.

I think that I am a serious threat to anybody out there who is trying to get that medal.

Winning the 400 meters gold at the pre-Olympics gave me a little confidence. I thought I could win a medal if I tried.