Quotes About Performance

The Point of Honor in Deception.—In all great deceivers one thing is noteworthy, to which they owe their power. In the actual act of deception, with all their preparations, the dreadful voice, expression, and mien, in the midst of their effective scenery they are overcome by their belief in themselves; it is this, then, which speaks so wonderfully and persuasively to the spectators. The

So when God pulls down the curtain on the drama of the world's redemption, He will not ask what part we played, but only how well we played the role assigned to us.

Don't lose sleep over it, Jed. Only the mediocre are at their best all the time.

Only the mediocre are at their best all the time.

You can never guarantee the wins but you can guarantee that you give it 100%. That way you can always look back and feel comfortable, as a player or a coach.

The team that is the most focused and executes the best is the team that wins. That's usually the team that can handle the pressure of the situation.

One major should not get you into the Hall of Fame - maybe one major and 40 wins. I'm not gonna pick a guy with one major and 11 wins.

I like it when, you know, 3-under wins, you know, 20-under par, it just brings so many other people into contention.

If you are playing on a turning wicket, toss plays an important role. The team that wins the toss gets an opportunity to play on the fresh wicket. You should always prepare the wicket as per team's strength. But a rank turner might backfire.

You see that a handful of times every year where a person that hasn't been playing that well pops up and wins.

Pretty much whoever wins the tournament at the end of the week is the guy that putted probably the best.

Wins are the most important measure for goalies, I think. Certainly it's a great accomplishment.

I think about what I've accomplished and my career. I care about how many wins I have and whether I'm accomplishing my goals.

When you look at myself, I'm a coach, and that's what it's all about. When you're a player, you get criticized, and when you're a coach, you get criticized even more because it's about wins and losses.

I would not have an event before the majors. I would build them up. It very rarely happens that a player plays the week before, wins the event, and then goes on to win the slam.

We've talked before what is important is week in, week out, getting wins and getting better.

I've played in small markets; I've played in big markets. For me, basketball is inside the arena. It doesn't recognize what market you're in. It's about wins and losses, and that's the way I approach it.

I don't worry about numbers. I worry about wins. You can see all the years that my numbers went down and how many championships I've got. That's what I worry about.

I never played for records. If I had played for records, then I would have had many more runs against my name. If, by your performance, the team wins, then that is what is most gratifying.

Irrespective of whether Anil Kumble is the coach or Ravi Shastri, what's more important is that India wins.

I don't think it's correct to blame the captain. He at least tries to keep all together so that the team plays well, plays positive cricket, and wins the match for the country, and not think about only winning and earning a name for himself.

Goals can help lift me to be one of the best two or three in the world, most definitely. You score the goal that wins the football match five, six, seven times a season: you are one of the best in the world. And that's what I need to do. I need to keep being consistent.

I'm just a basketball player going out there and trying to get wins.

Talent is what wins games.