Michael Carrick Quotes

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

I don't think success is harmful, as so many people say. Rather, I believe it indispensable to talent, if for nothing else than to increase the talent.

Even though I am extremely blessed to have accomplished many of my goals at such a young age, I am still reaching, still striving.

High achievers, we imagine, were wired for greatness from birth. But then you have to wonder why, over time, natural talent seems to ignite in some people and dim in others.

I've known people with exceptional talent - and some have wasted it. Ambition spurs a man on.

Juve have allowed me to show my worth, it has provided me with a challenge that has motivated me.

My motivation comes from the plays I didn't make.

In my case, my life has changed and improved because different things have motivated me. For example, in the beginning, my motivation was to help my family. Later on, my motivation was to be the best.

Anyone can be something. Leaders want to do something.

No one who has ever done anything really great or successful has ever done it simply because he was attracted by what we call a 'reward' or by the fear of what we call a 'punishment.'

I've always been stimulated by the sense of challenge.

I had drunk our great cultural Kool-Aid about regret, which is that lamenting things that occurred in the past is an absolute waste of time, that we should always look forward and not backward, and that one of the noblest and best things we can do is strive to live a life free of regrets.

The motive of success is not enough.

Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.

When you set goals and you reach those goals in mid-August and early September, there's nothing to look forward to. You sort of lose your drive.

Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals.

There are 320 million American dreams. Go get yours.

In periods when everything was going really well I may have taken my foot off the pedal and got comfortable where I was at, not carrying on to the next level.

I'm living out my dreams every day.

If you look at how much Hank Williams did by 29 years old, it makes you feel pretty worthless.

I don't ever want to be like a peasant. I want to always be all right. But motivation is fans - not your kids, your mum, none of that. All of that matters, but number one is your fans.

In life, passion is the secret to success.

When I won the world title, I am not going to lie, it was an unbelievable feeling. It was like a weight off my shoulders, a goal I'd set myself for so long and one others had talked about. When I got there I realised how I am never satisfied and how I always want more.

Everything along the way has made me the competitor I am.

When I was 12 or 13, I realised I was good, but I never knew how far I'd get.