Quotes About Drive

I still tour like a man possessed, because I am.

I have always thought, the secret purpose of the book tour is to make the writer hate the book he's written. And, as a result, drive him to write another book.

To build an empire - or win seven Tour de Frances in a row - you must have a Lone Star-size ego and a dash of megalomania.

When we're touring America or Europe, we use our own plane and a great advantage of that is it cuts out an awful lot of time checking in. You literally drive up to the plane, get on and then drive off at the other end.

A lot of people can't stand touring but to me it's like breathing. I do it because I'm driven to do it.

I'm a tournament guy; that's what I grew up doing.

Any tournament you go to, you want to win it.

I want to win every single tournament that I'm playing in.

Every tournament is important for me.

I have always and will continue to put myself in the mix at the end of every tournament. That's what I play for.

There's no point going to a tournament if you don't want to win.

I want to play for Scotland at a major tournament, that is the dream and the drive for me.

As I always say each time I start a tournament, I want to go as deep as I can.

I don't come to tournaments to make friends, to go to parties, to hold conversations. I come to be the best, and I'm not mean and cruel and dirty.

The want to improve myself and win tournaments and see how far I go is crucial.

I think to give everything I have on court is the best thing to do to win tournaments.

Now I want to push on, I don't want to be remembered for just winning one world title, I want to go on and win as many big tournaments as possible.

My goal is to be competing to win tournaments that I'm playing instead of just content with making a quarter.

What got me to where I am today is a hunger and a desire to win tournaments, and all the trappings that came with that.

Rather than being a luxury, emotions are a very intelligent way of driving an organism toward certain outcomes.

I just don't care what people have to say. I keep pushing toward what I want. It's just how I am. I don't know where I got it from.

I like to get out and get up the court, using my speed and aggressiveness toward the hoop.

Once I set my mind towards something, it's going to happen. By hook or by crook.

Passion keeps me going. I love my work. The need to come back, no matter what, and my passion towards my work keeps me going.