Darren L Johnson Quotes

This is my future and I will take personal responsibility for making sure all competition requirements are met.

You can always find time to do the thing you really, really want to do.

In order to get to where I want to be, I have to do the right things off the field, first.

Everybody has goals, dreams, whatever you want to call it. But are you willing to pay? You have to be honest with yourself: What do I need to do every day to reach those goals and achieve the level that I want, not only for yourself but also for the team?

You have to be the one setting your own goals, trying to achieve those goals.

But having set myself these goals, I had to work really hard to achieve them.

I think my motto is to always remain focused on what it is that you're trying to accomplish.

My father, my mother, and then my father was always on top of me - 'Keep your nose clean. Do you love what you're doing?' 'Yes.' 'Then be aware, or you're going to lose it.'

I'm in lockdown mode as far as what I want to accomplish. I don't let anything else get in my way.

I've lost 12 inches in three weeks. Every time I go for the costume fitting each week, it's smaller and smaller. I'm feeling great. I'm putting in the work. I'm getting a lot of sleep. Everything is on the backburner right now. 'Dancing' is my priority.

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.

One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.

I've learned over the years that when I go to that place of passion within me, there's no force in the universe that can interfere with my completing a project.

Too many athletes don't have the ability to set a goal and then carefully go towards it.

The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.

Goal-setting and achieving those goals - that's just what I do.

Review your goals twice every day in order to be focused on achieving them.

If you really want something, you'll make it work.

I don't think I've had to change anything, really, apart from being more serious and focussed on my drive. One thing I've realised is that you get out what you put in and because of that my work rate has increased ten fold.

If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got.

To succeed today, you have to set priorities, decide what you stand for.

We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.

In order to stay where I am - and I want to do that - I have to stay dedicated as well as I have been before I became No. 1.