Quotes About Ambition

Being named among the best is special and beautiful. But if there are no titles, nothing is won.

First we become the best, then we'll become first.

You should want to fight the biggest fights you can and so you could maximize your stature in the sport, on the front pages of the newspapers, and your pocket book.

Look what's happened to Barack Obama over the last two years or George Bush for eight. It's a blood sport. But at some point, I may feel the need to run for office again.

Bodybuilding is about making oneself seem larger than life. It's about creating the illusion of perfection.

Don't wait to be a great man; be a great boy!

If wanted to play a sport, I played a sport. If I wanted to do things that many girls born in 1950 didn't do, I did it

I am totally involved with music, but my goal is to do the sports thing.

One of my main goals is to become a sports broadcaster. That is the ultimate for me.

There were only two things you did in New York City, Queens to be exact, music or sports.

I came from such a simple origin, without any great privilege, and I would say I also wanted to make a mark. It wasn't until I was about 15 that I appeared in a race.

I was certain I was going to do something in sports.

Sport is my passion but I have a way to go.

I have accomplished everything I set out to accomplish when I started playing the sport at 7. And probably even more.

If I'm going to be out there, I want to be in the top 10 and really have a chance of winning a Grand Slam.

I had to do something special coming in. I didn't do it, so I had to do it in the playoff. Winning the Mercedes is awesome. Winning three times is a dream come true.

I'd like to coach the Liberty. That's my dream. But maybe I'd coach a college team. Either way, I'd like to stay involved in sports and to coach.

Winning isn't everything--but wanting to win is.

Early on I quickly realized I'd never be the fastest or the strongest, but not once have I entertained the notion I couldn't be one of the toughest.

Determination is the strength needed to succeed.

Life is the will to power; our natural desire to dominate and reshape the world to fit our own preferences and assert our personal strength to the fullest degree.

If you fully believe you will be successful and can visualize yourself being successful, you will succeed

The lust for power is not rooted in strength but in weakness.

Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not to suffer.