Quotes About Achievement

Every day I push myself to redefine the limits of our sport

You owe it to yourself to be the best you can possibly be - in baseball and in life.

Somebody will always break your records. It is how you live that counts.

You might not be able to outthink, outmarket or outspend your competition, but you can outwork them.

This is a sport (wrestling) that has turned many boys into men and many men into leaders. And it is a sport in which you can be a giant regardless of how big you are.

If you win a National Championship, or you win two, people think you have not only seen the Holy Grail, but you've embraced it. Basically, I do what a lot of people do, but I've been able to win.

Competition in its best form is a test of self. It has nothing to do with medals. The winner is the person who gets the most out of themselves.

Success lulls you. It makes the most ambitious of us complacent and sloppy. In a way, you have to cultivate a kind of amnesia and forget all of your previous prosperity.

The more I train the more I realize I have more speed in me.

A total commitment is paramount to reaching the ultimate in performance.

There is winning and there is misery.

The most important thing about motivation is goal setting. You should always have a goal.

The star player must slay his ego and learn teamwork and communication skills before he can achieve the ultimate in sport

You play ball against yourself; your opponent is your potential.

I think that every single person should play sports.

What counts in sports is not the victory, but the magnificence of the struggle.

One shouldn't be afraid to lose; this is sport. One day you win; another day you lose. Of course, everyone wants to be the best. This is normal. This is what sport is about. This is why I love it.

I have no regrets because I know I did my best - all I could do.

Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I'll show you someone who has overcome adversity.

If you play to win as I do, the game never ends.

I figure the faster I pedal, the faster I can retire.

If we could have just screwed another head on his shoulders, he would have been the greatest golfer who ever lived.

The most important thing to do is to set goals. Training is a waste of time if you don't have goals.

The only thing that keeps this organization from being recognized as one of the finest in baseball is wins and losses at the major league level.