Carly Patterson Quotes

I have very high expectations of myself. I'm a very competitive person but competitive with myself. I want to be the best that I can be and if that means that I'm eventually better than everyone else then so be it.

If America had a motto, it would be pull yourself up by the bootstraps, work harder than the next guy, have a goal and achieve it.

I never set out to beat the world. I just set out to do my absolute best.

I'm competitive with myself, but not with other people. I set goals for myself. I don't really care about winning or losing as long as I do my best.

The easiest thing in the world is to succeed. You can't help it if you follow the rules and play the game the best way you know how according to yourself, instead of according to the one next to you, or above you, or somewhere away from you.

You should try to get what you want in life and try not to be limited.

I've always had confidence. It came because I have lots of initiative. I wanted to make something of myself.

Am I good enough to be No. 1? Sure, but who's gonna break Tiger's legs? I want to be the best. Can I? Oh, believe me, I will be trying. Hard. You grow up in Colombia, and everything is limited. Then, I come here, and you have everything. A trainer, nutritionist, coach. I'm very lucky. Many doors open, and I have a path to take.

I was a sheet metal worker, then a metal engineer, then a Pontin's bluecoat, then a comedian. You can achieve anything you want if you put your mind to it.

Do what's best for you, and do it to the best of your ability - go after your goals like nobody's business.

You've got to do what's best for you and what you want to accomplish in your career.

I want to prove to myself and everybody else how good I can be, and I'm willing to work as hard as I need to to achieve that goal.

'No one can make you successful; the will to success comes from within.' I've made this my motto. I've internalized it to the point of understanding that the success of my actions and/or endeavors doesn't depend on anyone else, and that includes a possible failure.

You can determine what your future holds based on how much time and energy you spend working on yourself now. Find out what it is you want, and go after it as if your life depends on it. Why? Because it does.

Make a wish with all your heart and chase every dream you have. Only you can reach your goals. No one else can achieve them for you

Your dream was given to you. If someone else can't see it for you, that's fine, it was given to you and not them. It's your dream. Hold it. Nourish it. Cultivate it!

I know i can, be what i wanna be, if i work hard at it, I'll be where i wanna be

You get whatever accomplishment you are willing to declare.

Everyone has egos, and you want to come out on top. You have to pick yourself up and go at it again.

A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.

I don't think you need any kind of backing here in the industry. I think what you achieve in your life is the result of your own talent and hard work.

If ambition is the desire to be the best at what you do, then I'm guilty.

I'm competitive with myself, and that goes hand in hand with how I present myself. I'm not only trying to put one foot in front of the other, I'm trying to put my best foot forward.

I am my own cheerleader. I am the one who puts my goals, who pushes myself to get to the next goal. I don't have someone next to me saying, 'Here you go, now do this, it's your next step, go for it.'

I like to see a driven kid: somebody who wants to come from the ground up. I love to see somebody who wants to be the best they can be.