Quotes About Motivation

I've realised that when I don't play people who are complex I get very, very bored, and then lazy, and end up being rubbish.

I realised at a certain point that if I was going to have the kind of life that I fantasised about, I needed to get my act together.

We realised that the safer creative people and craftsman feel, the better the collection they produce. If they do a better collection, my revenues grow. It is not easy to attach figures, but it is what happens.

Once I started feeling better and healthier and learned to walk on my first prosthetic leg, I realised I'm not going to be satisfied with just walking around.

I realised in 1985, after sitting for months and being very down, that I have to move. I have to be busy. Because, otherwise, it is like being in a waiting room. And waiting for what?

I realised at 13 or 14 when I said, OK, I wanted to be professional racing driver, there wasn't anyone to look up to that I could aspire to or get inspiration from. But that didn't stop me.

When I was 12 there was a big shift in mindset and I realised that if I want to get something out of it then I need to work hard and focus all my energy just for this sport and that's when I started training and taking things more seriously. I became a lot more self-critical and analysed the driving more and more, and that was when I was 12.

I realised that I have the ability to play at the highest level and started to work harder.

I never really thought about being a woman in a man's world. Then at the World Championships in 2000 I finished 15th. I was called on to the podium just for being a woman, and I realised things were going to be different.

It wasn't until the birth of my daughter that I realised I had to get it together. I had my second chance in life to do what I'm doing, which is inspire people to not give up.

There was a time before my O-levels when I remember thinking I used to study hard and work hard to please my mother, like most young children. And then I realised I'm doing this for me.

I learned that I am a lot stronger and more determined than I realised and I think I needed that confidence boost.

Once you start realising where you are, then you can start realising what you have to do to get the best results.

As CEO, I believe my most important job is to both define reality and inspire hope for the PayPal team. Defining reality includes being realistic about all the things that could go wrong so that we are prepared to navigate those challenges.

I'm pretty professional. I'm very aware when I'm not playing well and what I need to improve. I'm pretty motivated to fix things. There are guys out there who are not realistic; they don't like to take blame for certain things they don't do well. That's the nature of doubles sometimes: it's easy to find faults in your partner.

I try not to be too realistic. It's better to be over-positive.

For me, when I look at a guy I can model my game after, I want to make it realistic and something I can chase and something that's reality.

We are all driven by our personal realities. Otherwise you are a saint or someone who has dedicated their lives to activism.

I encourage you to have your own dream and work to make it a reality.

When I was a kid, I was in love with one of the 'Charlie's Angels.' I told my dad, 'I'm going to marry somebody like Cheryl Ladd.' My dad said, 'You're not that good-looking, mijo. You're going to have to make a lot of money if that's what you want.' I went, 'Well, I want that, so I'm going to make money.'

I don't have a complacent dressing room, thank goodness.

We're all human and we all goof. Do things that may be wrong, but do something.

I have three godkids that are just so gorgeous; I love them dearly, and they keep me going.

You see, I wanted to sing gospel, but I wanted to make me some money, too.