Quotes about Passionate Drive

When I was younger, I was a guy who always wanted to get to the rim and attack the rim and just dunk the basketball.

I'm a pretty aggressive person, and I'm very saturated.

There is a volatile mix, and that's because we're all intense. And there's no denying that.

We do most of what we do out of our sexual energy and our sexual needs.

I'm a passionate person, to a fault at times.

I'm a hardcore performer. The rest follows.

The best way I knew how was to give 110% and want it more than them, and walk on the court and every moment of the match feel like it was the end of the world, in a sense. So that worked for me in a lot of ways. There were times that it hurt me, but for the most part, it helped me.

I feel that my drive and ambition is more American, while the passionate, laid-back side of me is all Brazilian.

Yeah, we're all bloody inspired.

As writer Jack London put it: "You can't wait for inspiration, you have to go after it with a club!

Champions do extra.

Jingshen is the Mandarin word for spirit and vivacity. It is an important word for those who would lead, because above all things, spirit and vivacity set effective organizations apart from those that will decline and die.

Yes, I need the money. I mean no, I don't. It can't be reduced to money. I can't explain why I do it. It's a kind of impulse.

Men are nothing until they are excited.

Emotions are what drives everyone. You get up in the morning and go do something because the emotion drives you to it.

Don't try to preserve your energy. Rather, think of a worthwhile purpose in life and burn yourself up.... for that's what is satisfying and fulfilling.

Performers try harder.

Anger is a good motivator.

If I would be happy, I would be a bad ballplayer. With me, when I get mad, it puts energy in my body.

Sustained enthusiasm brings into existence a wave of creative energy, and all you have to do then is "ride the wave.

It's hard to play basketball when nothing is inside of you.

I love competing. I take it really seriously.

I'm somebody that has a very big competitive edge and a chip on my shoulder.

I've been in basketball a long time, and nobody is more of a competitor than I am.