Quotes About Progress

A boy comes to me with a spark of interest. I feed the spark and it becomes a flame. I feed the flame and it becomes a fire. I feed the fire and it becomes a roaring blaze.

I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.

I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.

We should learn ... to do our best for the sake of our communities and for the sake of those for whom we pave the way.

Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.

You never stay the same. You either get better or you get worse.

Good is not good when better is expected.

When you see a good move, look for a better one.

What to do with a mistake: recognize it, admit it, learn from it, forget it.

An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.

The principle is competing against yourself. It's about self-improvement, about being better than you were the day before.

Build up your weaknesses until they become your strong points.

I've learned that something constructive comes from every defeat.

It never gets easier; you just go faster.

The guys that improve every year are those that are always adding something to their game.

I don't think that once you get to one level, you can relax. You've got to keep pushing.

Life is meant to be a challenge, because challenges are what make you grow.

We're not necessarily the ski boat, we're the skier. There are countries like Japan and Korea and others who are the ski boat at this point, but we're getting pulled right behind them.

I still bother with runners I call hamburgers. They're never going to run any record times. But they can fulfill their own potential.

For each individual, sport is a possible source for inner improvement

It's not where you start but where you finish.

Every day I push myself to redefine the limits of our sport

Most of us are in this more than just for playing soccer. We're in it for the bigger goal - to move it along for the next generation.

The more I train the more I realize I have more speed in me.