Quotes About Motivation

Sooner or later, The Rock's going to get tired of that empty space on his mantle where an Oscar should be, and that's when I'll get the phone call for the buddy movie that finally makes his career.

I don't have certain kinds of fatigue. My focus stays strong - I can work on a song for six or seven hours in one day and not get bored or tired of it.

The atmosphere at Old Trafford is really unique, and when you're a bit tired, they really help you: they shout out your name, and that gives you extra energy.

I'm not studious at all. I'm really far from that. I have been better at everything else. I find school terribly tiresome and boring.

'Retiring' - within that word is 'tiring,' and I'm not tired. I don't believe in retirement, really.

I was just sick of being fat, you know? You get sick of it. It just really, it's a tiring lifestyle to have.

It gets to be tiring and you want to get sleep instead of get up and go to the gym. So you have to balance your time and go by how you feel.

Tis not what man Does which exalts him, but what man Would do!

This is my last year at Oregon, and it means a lot to me. The people have been great to me up there, so if I have to run three races to win the Pac-8 title, I'll do it. Oh, sure, I'll probably be tired, but the people shouting will carry me across the finish line.

You've got to have a focus. You just fight for money, you get hurt. You focus on the title, you'll just naturally make money doing it.

After years of working on books, I eventually took a more business-oriented job, for the same sorts of reasons that most people take most new jobs: fancier title, higher pay, opportunities for advancement.

When I started studying for the arias it was like going into training for a heavyweight title fight.

As for whether I am a 'new age guru', I am not at all. I help companies build employees who lead without a title and become high performers.

Much of my life has been a devotion to a simple expression: you can Lead Without a Title.

It is difficult to stay motivated when you cannot win a title anymore.

Every team can have a shot at the title, and we're seeing all of them as a potential threat. There's absolutely no feeling of entitlement to be at the front.

I wanted to win that world title so bad because I promised my daughter I would, and so I did.

I don't think there's any extra pressure fighting in my hometown. It's just added motivation. Real pressure was fighting against 30,000 fans in the champion's hometown for my first title against Kell Brook.

Sometimes it's easier to chase a title than it is to lead.

I like to have a title before I start writing.

I can tell you that I never begin working on a story until I have a title centered at the top of the first page.

After every fight, I knock myself down. I start from scratch again. I say, 'I'm not as good as I thought.' It makes you work harder. It makes you push harder. It's more than money. It's more than the title. It's my pride, and it can be scary thinking about it. I could lose. It's scary.

When you win a world title, you are motivated to work.

I'm not just coming here for a payday. I'm not an old guy at the end of my career looking for a payday. I've got a title to keep.