Quotes About Achievement

A film like Hoop Dreams is what the movies are for. It takes us, shakes us, and makes us think in new ways about the world around us. It gives us the impression of having touched life itself.

It is 10 years since I used drugs or drank alcohol and my life has improved immeasurably. I have a job, a house, a cat, good friendships and generally a bright outlook.

After you run, there's a sense of accomplishment; you feel like your life is meaningful. It's a moment of clarity.

I hope I haven't reached a pinnacle...I hope there's something more for me in baseball and in life.

You get a lot farther in life without drugs.

Whenever you see me somewhere succeeding in one area of my life, that almost certainly means I am failing in another area of my life.

As a kid, this is what I wanted my life to be. Not in my wildest dreams did I ever dare to dream that it would be this.

The best day of my life was when I turned 25. That's the day my car insurance went down. Yeah, boy, I saved $1,200 that day.

Success is not how many zeroes your bank account has. It's about making the most of the life you have.

I don't judge my success in life as a football player.

Believe! Project a mental picture of your goal in life. Believing is a creative force that brings the visible out of the invisible. You must believe to achieve.

Thus did my siblings and I learn one of the hard lessons of life: the best way to strip the allure and dreaminess from a lifelong dream is, very often, simply to have it come true.

Instead of just letting life happen, I'm going to make it happen for me.

To achieve major success in life - to achieve those things that are most important to you - you must assume 100% responsibility for your life. Nothing less will do.

A successful life depends less on how long you live than on how much you can pack into the time you have.

Life is a game; so we should know very well how to play it.

Life at the top is financially rewarding, spiritually draining, physically exhausting, and short.

I know my whole life has been like that, you know, scrappy, fighting for everything you get in life and you appreciate it more.

I've spent my whole life learning how to do things that were hard for me.

To win this league, the toughest league in the country, and to be outright champs is a tribute to their effort. It's a great lesson in life for our guys. It shows anything is possible.

I hate to lose but having the belt doesn't define who I am. It's how I live my life and what I put into things is what defines me.

I think everyone has the desire in their life to be the best at something that touches them, that reaches them.

My heroes are guys like Tom Hanks, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Matt Damon. These are amazing actors with amazing careers that every actor should aspire to. I'm not saying I'm going to get anywhere close. It's not going to be an easy feat. I'm just in awe of their careers.

I've had eighteen straight whiskies, I think that's the record . . .