Quotes About Ambition

I've worked very hard to put myself where I am: in the top 10, the top American in an American event - two American events - and I haven't played on stadium court.

Every time you achieve something, you want to go after what's next. I'd like to see my own shows grow and someday be a headliner, fill up stadiums.

You don't want to get too ahead of yourself and go out thinking you can play stadiums every night, and they end up being about half-full.

You know all these stadiums that U2 are playing? I've played in them. And I'm building up to it again.

The big stadiums, sold-out crowds and games with massive things riding on them; as players these are games you want to be playing in. It's a chance to write your name in the history books.

I'd love to play in Cowboys Stadium or one of those football stadiums.

I'm very critical of myself and I know the levels I want to achieve so I'm very hard on myself. So the staff and players are very hard on me as well, which is what I want as I want to get to as high a level as possible.

I want to help Leeds United return to the level our history and fans deserve. When I came to the club, I gave myself three years to deliver that and my vision remains the same: return the club to its rightful place in the Premier League and make our fans, players and staff proud of their football team.

I never wanted to write on a staff. I wanted to perform my work.

Own the stage, command the stage, and don't be afraid to be the best you can be.

I have never really been confident about my career at any stage.

I'm ready to help China realize its football dream. I think China can be a major player on the world stage one day.

My absolute dream goal is to dance with Beyonce on stage.

International friendlies, they mean something, but what you want is to play on the biggest stage, play under the lights.

Now that I get a chance on the big stage, it's even more important to remember where I came from.

Way back as a child playing football on the beach, you dream of being a player representing your national team on the big stage - and now I get to be the captain. It's something money can't buy.

I never really sought out the captaincy at any stage in my career. Now that it has been handed to me, I would obviously like to do it justice and keep performing well. The day I stop performing will be the day I happily relinquish the role.

I had always said I will like to play for Milan at some stage in my career, so when the opportunity came up, I grabbed it with both hands.

I had left school at 16, gone to stage school - and, until I was 22, I hadn't really played anyone but myself. Then in 1979, I made a film with Mike Leigh called 'Grownups,' which went out on the BBC, and overnight this new career opened up.

As a child, I used to watch award functions, and would dream of going up to the stage and getting an award.

I remember all the stages in my career where I almost didn't have enough confidence to try for something, almost didn't have the guts to follow something I was excited about doing, because I didn't know anyone else who'd done it, or other people made me question it.

It will be hard for us and it will be an achievement just to get out of the group stages and through to the quarterfinals, but I am personally dreaming of reaching the final!

I'm not sure if I'll become Dr. Du Toit. I'm at the early stages of a long journey.

I'm always looking for bigger audiences and bigger stages. Really, however I can reach my fans is what will make me happy - well, I'll actually probably never be happy.