Quotes About Drive

My dad pushed me really hard as a kid because he understood that I could be great. He saw the drive that I possessed, and the talent, and he didn't want to see it go to waste. So he pushed me. When he passed away, I had to push myself. And I wasn't going to be denied.

I don't want to waste my life by being lazy.

Sleep is a waste of time.

I'm not here to joke around or waste time. I want to put my city and country on the map, and I won't stop until I'm at the top.

You have a deeper purpose that drives you. You have to talk to yourself about what that purpose is. If you run through like a hamster to chase fame or money, you might end up wasting your life away. You find what drives you and gives you energy.

Don't even go to the studio if you don't think that your music's going to do something. You're wasting your time and my time.

Every time I watch someone's dedication, I get inspired.

I knew that I wanted to be a film actress and I never watched TV. I was always too busy.

Racing is all I've ever wanted to do. I love sports in general, love watching them, love going to games. I have a lot respect for athletes throughout a lot of different sports, but racing has always been what I wanted to do.

I'm not the sort of person who would want to just lie on the sofa watching TV.

I like aiming for the producers who are hungry. I don't chase the wave.

One way to keep momentum going is to have constantly greater goals.

Momentum begets momentum, and the best way to start is to start.

Be more ambitious. Do your homework. There's no easy way around this.

Ambition never is in a greater hurry than I; it merely keeps pace with circumstances and with my general way of thinking.

I've worked with Bette Davis, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda. Here's the thing they all have in common: They all, even in their 70s, worked a little harder than everyone else.

Focused. I'm a hustler. And my hustle is trying to figure out the best ways to do what I like without having to do much else.

I don't think it's good to run on anger, but it's really great when that's the first couple of gallons in your tank - when you've had enough, and you're just pissed off enough to go for it. In a lot of ways, that sort of environment can be a catapult for a great situation.

Now, I'm back to my old ways: Needing to be the leader, needing to score.

A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside.

It's that one thing that you're passionate about, that you end up developing tunnel vision for and everything else tends to fall by the wayside. Passion is appealing and universal.

When I am on the pitch, I just want to play, I don't care if it is the Nou Camp or not; I just want to play.

Even if it's an unofficial game, if I am on the pitch, I don't want to lose any game.

Put me there on the pitch if you want to see how much it means to me or how hungry I am to win more medals.