Quotes About Achievement

The records I always maintained were there to serve just one purpose - that was to be broken

Show the world how much you'll fight for the winners circle.

Try, if you can, to belong to the first class. There's far less competition.

Before I had children I always wondered whether their births would be, for me, like the ultimate in gym class failures. And I discovered instead... that I'd finally found my sport.

That's the only reason I'm here. I don't need to play the game for any other reason than to win a championship.

When you're are playing for the national championship, it's not a matter of life or death. Its more important than that.

I raced supremely well. I felt I was as well fitted to do it as I had ever been, and as perhaps I might ever be. I went climbing three weeks before, because I was feeling fed up with running.

This journey started about 42 years ago in a little town of Brunswick, Georgia.

All goal setting must be immediately followed by both the development of a plan, and massive and consistent action toward its fulfillment.

As the saying goes, Bruce Jenner is a millionaire, and Mark Spitz is a dentist. It's the wrong sport.

The fame aspect of winning the Masters... besides being married and becoming a father, that's a strong third there.

Today I will run for pure, absolute joy!

In terms of history and sports, I don't think people will forget.

Independence is the outstanding characteristic of the runner.

Hard work is the only way to go. Strive to be the best you can be and remember that when you try your best, you can't ask any more from yourself, and people can't ask any more from you.

It can't be any simpler: the farewell is going to be on the Champs-Elysees.

As blacks, all we got is sports and entertainment. That's the only way out the hood sometimes.

I haven't celebrated coming in No. 2 too many times.

I won my first medal when I was nine years old. It was at the Boston Open.

When you do a movie the clock is ticking. It's like a sport.

I know what I did and how I accomplished it. I am proud of it and know that it was done with integrity.

And still I'm not completely happy with my skating. I always feel I can do more and climb higher.

From the fall of October, 1980 to March, 1984 I never lost a competition.

I respect the Hall of Fame, and if they think that I'm worthy enough, I would be very honored. And if they don't, I gave it all that I had to this game.