Quotes About Greatness

If you do anything for 40 years, you can do it comfortably. And it will always be good. But unless you're willing to risk it being bad, it can never be great.

The young athlete who aspires to greatness, generally speaking, learns a number of things from several different coaches. The first one taught him the fundamentals; the second one instilled discipline in him and taught him more of the techniques that must be mastered to excel.

Calling a young artist 'great' these days can give one the heebie-jeebies: The word has been denatured in the past decade.

My father once told me when I was a young girl that I was destined to do great things. His belief in my abilities and ambition is rooted deeply in the spirit of Malawians; resilient and determined for a better Malawi and a better Africa.

I made the team for the 2008 Olympics and you're playing the U.S.A. in the quarter-finals and it's like, this is awesome, this is a great feeling. We lose the game. And as a young kid like you don't understand really what that means, you just got your backside handed to you by all-time greats.

I will become the greatest, because all travellers have to be able to adapt. That quality, adaptability, is essential to that way of life. Not many boxers have it but I can adapt before a fight to the opponent, during the fight if necessary.

You treat people with greatness and greatness will come back to you.

I am sick and tired of Cassius Clay going around and saying he is the greatest and what a tremendous boxer he has been.

Future's not everybody. The people who are taking my style are like my babies. I've got a tribe of kids that want to be like me... But I understand why people want to imitate the things I do. They're dope. It comes naturally to me. My fans can expect greatness. If I wasn't me, I would want to be me.

There is nothing that will be bigger than a Michael Jordan tribute.

The measure of your greatness is not by the narrowness of your beliefs, but by the broadness of your vision.

Be simple but think great to be great.

Be so bright that no one can hide the greatness of your light.

To achieve greatness, feel grateful for what you have.

To achieve greatness, let us be helpful and grateful to others.

Greatness never comes from having power, but it embraces you when you empower.

Life is a lifetime opportunity to make the right choice to be great.

Best way to achieve greatness is to serve others with great love.

If you want to be great, see greatness in others and appreciate it with your whole heart.

If your vision is great, you become great.

Greatness is in simplicity and in kindness, like Mother Theresa.

You achieve greatness, not by accumulating wealth, but by becoming king, loving, forgiving, and simple.

We become great, not by changing the world, but by loving the world and changing ourselves.

Greatness of thoughts define greatness. Greatness in actions define immortality.