Quotes About Motivation

I try to challenge the players. If they have reached a standard I challenge them to grow even more because you never know.

When you're around someone good, your own standards are raised.

I do have high standards. I look at everything I have done and think, 'Why wasn't that better?' Part of my motivation is from crippling self-doubt - I have got to prove myself wrong.

The challenge itself is to exceed certain high standards you've set for yourself.

You want to score runs at the highest average you can. That's what motivates you to keep driving the standards.

Ueli Steck, I'm absolutely certain, had a very strong inner drive to keep pushing. He set very high standards for himself.

I've been inconsistent by my standards, but I always set high goals for myself.

I have my own goals, standards and have my own pressure.

Every time I act on a fear, I feel disappointed in myself. I have a lot of fear. If I can quit all fear in my life and all guilt, then I tend to be much, much more living up to my standards. I've never seen a person fail if they didn't fear failure.

My expectation levels are probably higher than what's achievable. But I have to keep pushing the standards.

I set myself high standards, and when I drop below them, I'm not happy about it.

I've always tried to set my standards high on a daily basis.

I have got lots of confidence in my own ability and I know I have got to keep up my standards.

At the start of every season, I always asked myself - am I meeting my own standards? Can I still do it? I didn't want to come to the conclusion that I couldn't during a season.

My parents set high standards. It wasn't okay if you got a B.

I'm not competitive at all, I just don't care. I have my own standards I want to meet, but it's a very, very low bar. Even then I struggle to meet those standards.

There are two reasons why I'm in show business, and I'm standing on both of them.

It's very hard to self-motivate without someone standing over you snarling, ready to hurl the chalk at your head at the slightest slackening.

When you're standing in front of an audience like this that is so enthusiastic and so much behind you, it is very hard to give a bad speech. Even a bad speech sounds good in a convention hall like this.

Everything in life is about standing up and making the most of your opportunities.

Basketball is booming, and it's not just an Under Armour standpoint: it's about the game itself. Kids going out and playing and being inspired by what we do on the court.

From a purely craft standpoint, a simple character has a single motivation, while complex characters have two or three or more motivations, at least one of which is in direct conflict with another.

I've never done this from a standpoint of, 'I want to be famous.' I sing because I love singing. I perform because I love performing.

If one has no compass, when one doesn't know where one stands and where one wants to go, one can deduce that one has no leadership or interest in shaping events.