Quotes About Motivation

In running my own company, I was too busy for a while, and I thought, 'Maybe I'll stop dancing for a bit.' It was the worst decision ever. I just lost my creativity and my drive.

I always look for inspiration, and the creativity of artists is an essential element to my life, my work, and my happiness.

I think that people in their 20s actually aren't given enough credit for their ambition.

The first 'Creed' is one of the best movies I've ever seen.

Cricket was my reason for living.

Kohli is a huge addition to the side not just because of his batting but with his attitude as well. He lifts everyone on the field. There is so much passion in his cricket.

After accepting the captaincy at the beginning of the 1998 season, I immediately set high but attainable goals for the West Indies cricket team and myself.

Rahul is my greatest critic; I look up to him. At 40, I'm fit, and that's because of Rahul. If I'm neglecting my health, he's the one to catch hold of me.

I'm not a cribber, or someone who criticises. People who criticise are not doers. I'm a doer.

If people criticise, you have to keep working.

I always take criticism as a challenge. It's the way I've always looked at it.

Some players benefit from criticism, but for others, they don't.

The criticism is what I expect, honestly, because I'm criticizing myself every day when I come in here and watch that film. I'm trying to get better.

I hear all the critics, man. I hear them saying 'He's done.' I hear them saying 'He can't.' I hear all that. That keeps me going.

In football, you can't always play well, and sometimes there will be criticism. Sometimes when I get a lot, it helps me. It makes me work even harder to improve and make the critics a little more positive.

Critics help you progress: you end up working more; you want to show them they are wrong.

Retirement has never, ever crossed my mind. And I honestly can't imagine when or why it would. If you're doing the thing you love, why on earth would you want to stop doing it?

I draw from the crowd a lot.

You're playing for yourself. And if you're not playing for yourself, you're an entertainer, doing it for the crowd.

Whenever I race in the U.K., the crowd just makes such a massive difference, often between winning and losing.

A crowd urging you on to do well can be very encouraging. It's very fun. It can be a really cool feeling.

I like playing in front of the crowd and get them into it.

I had more energy at 25 and did more jiving around. People got to understand that when you're not so interested in something, you're not gonna do it to the best of your ability. I used to get excited working the crowd, but no more.

The bigger the crowd, the more likely I'll do whatever it takes to win.