Quotes About Ambition

When I was young and I could dream a bit, I could see myself participating in the slam dunk contest. I've always wanted to experience that.

I got to one Grand Slam final, and that's what you shoot for as a player.

The idea is to become a best-selling author first and then the rest of my books will be slam dunks.

I'm aware people will think I've had an easy way into a dream career. My view is, if anyone has opportunities, they'll take them. My surname opens doors, but those doors will slam firmly if I'm no good.

Winning a Grand Slam is not something I'll think about.

I was a little bit lost in my head after winning a Grand Slam. You're like: 'So what's the next goal? What do you want now? Where do you want to be? It's not a problem if you lose.'

Whether I played marbles, whether I played football or slam anything else, I wanted to excel.

When I was a kid in Adelaide, I dreamed of becoming No. 1 in the world, winning a grand slam and the Davis Cup for Australia.

I'd like to win the Masters and the PGA and complete the career Grand Slam.

I would love to win a slam by the end of my career, and I would love to achieve other things. It's just that I am not a patient guy. When I want something, I try to get it as quickly as I can.

My dream was always to win a grand slam, and my second dream was to be No. 1.

If the day ever comes when I am world No. 1, then great, but for me, the biggest dream was to win a slam, and I did it.

I never start anything 'I want to be No. 1. I want to win Grand Slam.' For me, no. It's always step by step. The only thing I want to do, it's to push the limit.

I never dreamed to win a Grand Slam. It was never a dream because, for me, it was way too far.

I prefer the Grand Slam than the No. 1, but still, to get No. 1, not many players did that, so it's going to be very important for me.

Being No. 1 is great, but it is even better to win a Grand Slam.

Of course, I want to win a Grand Slam.

Winning a Grand Slam was something I was chasing the first day I became a coach.

I am really proud of other things in my career: being in the top five, reaching the final of a grand slam twice. I'm actually even more proud of making it to the French Open final in 2010 than the previous year.

Quarter-finals is good at a Grand Slam, but I think we want to go farther.

If I ever get the chance to win a grand slam, I think only then will I feel the feeling of being really, really happy.

My name has opened doors and slammed doors shut.

I had doors slammed in my face; I had a lot of news directors who wouldn't give me the time of day. Some told me I wouldn't have a future in the business.

I left my native place to come to Mumbai, got routinely cheated, was given bad words, had phones and doors slammed on me. All my work and time was going down the drain. I didn't get credit for some work I did.