Quotes About Drive

I am full of fire and passion. I am not ready yet for great concentration and passion.

Action is the real measure of intelligence.

At Real Madrid, I learned a will to win.

Show me an actor who doesn't want to be famous, and I'll show you a liar. Later, you realise that there's more to it than just the acquisition of fame, and money and girls. But that is what drives them and was what drove me, initially.

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'm competitive, but that doesn't stop me from being realistic.

All I gotta do is my job, do what it is that I bring to the table - that fire - and put the thump on these songs, and everything's gonna work from there.

You gotta play every game like your last.

I'm not a guy that's going to shoot 10 3s a game - I like to get to the basket. But some of those shots I do gotta take. Some of those shots I gotta let fly.

You gotta win; that's all I care about.

Some people just look at opportunities and say, 'Maybe something better might come along; let's wait and see.' But you don't wait. You just grab it and go after it.

I've played this game since I was in second grade, and there's nothing more important to me than playing football.

Since I've been in fourth grade, all I've known was basketball.

Don't just sit around and wait for it to happen. 'Get Your Roll On.' If you're going to buy some rims, graduate from college, or whatever, get your roll on and make something shake.

Hopefully I can win grand slams in the future but until then I have to work very, very hard.

You tell me you want to race down the street, I'm going to try to beat you. My grandmother asks me to race down the street, I'm going to try to beat her. And I'll probably enjoy it. Competitive to a fault, sometimes.

My wife tells me I always have to have a project. A 'projectophile' or something. It's true. I always feel like the grass is growing under my feet.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

Meek is a great artist and he's very focused.

If I ended up having a big name, I'm still going to keep that fire because that's what just drives the great ones.

The great ones hate to lose more than they love to win.

You're a competitor, you want to win. Especially when you have a great opportunity to win.

When I started playing basketball, it's about winning championships and being a great player.

You can be talented, but having great talent isn't enough. You have to work every day or someone will pass you up.