Quotes About Perseverance

I think American Ballet Theatre is setting that standard now for classical ballet, that you can dream big, and it doesn't matter what you look like, where you come from, what your background is.

I know when I left the game, I could have played more. There is no question. I think I could have played at a very high level, too. But I could not play the way everyone wanted me to play. And I was not willing to compromise what I felt was a standard that I had established in this league and, particularly, for our fans at home.

When I was in the eighth standard, I would dance to 'Suraj hua madham.' I have to achieve many things before I become even the 'S' of SRK.

I hold myself to a very high standard. But you're going to make mistakes. You've got to erase it and move forward.

There are not a lot of young African-American guys who come through the video room. I wanted to make sure I was one of those guys, not only to live up to that standard but almost make a breakthrough for young African-American men. There is a pathway for you through the video room as well, but you have to be willing to do the work.

Of course, getting to be No. 1 keeper in the world is a tough ask because there are loads of goalkeepers out there and some very good ones, too. But I always try to give my very best to reach that standard.

I do not think of myself as a standard bearer for Asian players. I just try to work hard for myself.

I am tough on myself. It's just how I am. I hold myself to a standard.

Playing to a decent standard sometimes isn't enough.

Of course, becoming champions is something we all want, but I think that the best 'championship' for a manager is to see players like Koke, Lucas Hernandez, Angel Correa - lads who have come up from all the way down in the lower divisions - become professionals of a high standard.

It's easy to be patient because you have a guy in the room like Eli Manning who comes in every day, one of the first people in the building and one of the last ones to leave and he's been in the league as long as he has. So that's what it takes to continue to get better, and he sets the standard, and I need to reach it.

You should shoot for high standards, and believe they're obtainable.

I've always held myself to high standards.

Even when you're 50, you can make the effort to improve your standards.

The challenge itself is to exceed certain high standards you've set for yourself.

Arsenal's standards are very high so I've always tried to reach that.

Ueli Steck, I'm absolutely certain, had a very strong inner drive to keep pushing. He set very high standards for himself.

I've been inconsistent by my standards, but I always set high goals for myself.

I have my own goals, standards and have my own pressure.

Sometimes you want things so bad you will kind of lower your standards, and I've learned that once you do that, it's really hard to go back, to get people to respect you and respect your craft.

For me, it's just about keeping the standards up. We're a small country, so we have to punch above our weight. I'm not a great man for doing something just because it's Irish, and you never know what's going to work. But as long as we keep the standards up, people will continue to invest in films. It's as simple as that.

I'm slow by everybody's standards. But not by mine.

My expectation levels are probably higher than what's achievable. But I have to keep pushing the standards.

I set myself high standards, and when I drop below them, I'm not happy about it.