Quotes About Motivation

I arise full of eagerness and energy, knowing well what achievement lies ahead of me.

We feel pressure from every angle to meet expectations, but the pressure also pushes us in a positive was as well.

They say an elephant never forgets. Well, you are not an elephant. Take notes, constantly. Save interesting thoughts, quotations, films, technologies... the medium doesn't matter, so long as it inspires you.

I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves - it's just a question of finding the subject.

With success comes complacency if you let it happen. It is human nature; there is that urge to think about how well you have done.

You want to do good things, and once you've done a couple of good things in a row, you think 'Well gee, let's not mess this up.' But I am lucky at this point that I have something I really love to do, and it completely holds my attention. I never feel frustrated by it.

You don't do charity work for publicity. Well, I know I don't. Everybody's different.

I didn't respond well to a firm hand and insults.

I know my role on this team, and I'm expected to prepare and to perform every week and play well. I relish that opportunity - to be somebody the guys can count on week in and week out, to play really well. That's what really motivates me: to make my coaches proud, my teammates proud, and the fans proud.

As players, we look to prepare, and if opportunity comes by, we want to do well, both for ourselves and for team.

I love positivity. I'm always saying, 'Well done' - maybe too often, in fact.

One of the first pieces of advice I was ever given, on my first job was, 'You should always buy something to treat yourself to say, 'Well done for getting the job!'

Personally, I can handle criticism, especially when it is deserved, and it's because my dad never, ever said 'Well done' to me. He did it on purpose so that I kept my feet on the ground.

If you know your characters well enough, you aren't trying to grasp for storylines. You're really thinking about their flaws and their passions and what they're chasing.

You really have to be ambitious and have that drive to really become well known and successful as a standup.

I really want to share my story, but also make Paralympics more well known.

That human beings seek their own well-being and that of those close to them is not an especially provocative discovery. What is important is that this universal aspect of human nature persists no matter what economic system is in place; it merely expresses itself in different forms.

I know I need to exercise. For some people, exercise is like breathing; for others, like me, it takes effort. Exercising is what I need for my metabolism and for a better sense of well-being.

I feel good to work with Kumble bhai. He is a well-read person and a dedicated coach. I also like his aggressive approach to the game.

I have a lot of things going for me, I try to be a well-rounded role model.

I think I would choose to do things because they are interesting, because I like a character or because it's very well-written. Or because it makes sense.

Once we take care of wellbeing of an athlete then performance will automatically come.

I was working on a book about health and wellness, and nobody was interested in that from me. Thankfully, my cowriters reached out and sold me on the idea of doing an autobiography.

I don't actually have a one wellspring of inspiration. Though I'm most often inspired while reading - both fiction and nonfiction.