Quotes About Success

In the end, the American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay. Our families don't always cross the finish line in the span of one generation. But each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor.

At 17, I was working at Sprint in the Bronx so I could make money to fund my own music.

To many of you, Sprint may seem like a burden for SoftBank. But in my view, Sprint is going to be one of SoftBank's primary cash cows.

Building a business is a marathon, not a sprint. I don't believe it when people tell me they've been working 80-hour weeks for five years in a row. I just don't think that's possible.

Jeff Gordon came from sprint cars and obviously he knows how to win championships.

People talk about world title offers, but boxing is not a sprint, it's a marathon.

When you win sprints, you're a great sprinter, but when you win a great one-day race, you've proved you're a great rider.

We crave instant success these days. If you are a really good sprinter and long jumper, you don't want to spend two or three years on a whole new set of events. You're used to doing well and it's difficult to give that up.

As a kid, I was a pretty good little sprinter.

We always said that directors work their whole lives to get final cut on a movie. We have that. So why would you want to run away from what every other director is sprinting toward their entire careers?

I'm glad women's sprinting is taking the course it is.

Each one of us requires the spur of insecurity to force us to do our best.

I had this extraordinary role-model of rags to riches success in my grandfather and yet I was a girl, and girls in a very military family were not meant to have professional careers. I think that created the spur and edge to drive me on.

You will always have people to prove wrong. I always have done and I always will. I use that to spur me on and stay hungry and that's the big aim.

Other people's success spurs me on to do well and gives me motivation.

Always been very comfortable and happy with my role with the Spurs.

That people believe I can be Olympic champ, it just spurs me on.

It's always been a dream to play at a club like Spurs.

I want the best for the Spurs.

I hope to build a beautiful story here with Spurs like I did with Corinthians.

I will take it step by step in trying to become number one for Spurs.

With the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, and League Cup, I will play many games with Spurs. And I'm going to enjoy all the playing time I get.

I had to play on many other teams before I made it on the Spurs. When you make that kind of journey, it only helps you when you get here.

I chose Spurs and I think it's turned out well. I felt I was joining a great team, with great plans and the personal chats I had with people at Spurs were great.