Phil Neville Quotes

The way that I am now, I don't want to accept mediocrity. I don't want to accept the easy road.

I wanted to set new goals, because if you say, 'Oh, I'm world champion,' you don't grow, and you don't keep your level.

You should set goals beyond your reach so you always have something to live for.

Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations.

We're always wanting to get better. I'm very much a perfectionist.

Work on not becoming good but excellent.

Expectations don't scare me because I have worked towards them. I want people to expect better things from me with every film. I never want to be in a position where they don't expect anything from me. I want to be in a position where if they are expecting sun from me, at least I will be able to reach the moon.

You never know what your best is. I can't limit myself to a 60 and say it is my best. If I can chase any total and if I win matches for India, then only it would be my best.

Breaking records has never been my goal. I think it's important that we're continually pushing our limits and showing that we can extend beyond what we have done before.

We must always set the bar high, otherwise we do not progress.

I always assume that one day someone will come and try to do better so you always have to go beyond your limits.

You have to go to your limit to progress.

Forget about getting a bank balance and don't be satisfied with things being good enough. Accept only that which is good or the best.

Strive for excellence, not perfection.

Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'

I only scream and scratch when something's only 'really good' or 'good', I want to be great, or let's go home.

Right up until the time I retired at age 37, I felt like there were still things that I could do better.

I've always believed the greater danger is not aiming too high, but too low, settling for a bogey rather than shooting for an eagle.

If you are not too large for the place you occupy, you are too small for it.

It is reasonable to have perfection in our eye that we may always advance toward it, though we know it can never be reached.

Set high standards and few limitations for yourself.

Demand excellence.

I want to do all roles. The sky's the limit.

I still worry that I could be better. That's where standards come from, from not wanting to settle. The fear of not being good enough propels you.

I will never be satisfied. Life is one constant search for the betterment for me.