Chuck Pagano Quotes

I knew all these people had the same goals I did, but the one that worked the hardest would come out on top. That's what drove me all the time. But I had fun. I did better every day, and that's what made it fun.

Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.

I have to keep working hard and improving every day.

I'm just working every day to improve.

You have to work hard each day and try to figure out what's going on and try to get better each day.

My game is getting better all the time. I'm consistently working hard, and I feel like I'm always doing the right things.

I've got a lot of work to do, a lot of people to make proud.

Everybody who knows me is like, 'Dude, you've got to chill out.' I can't not work, given where I want to be.

I know how much more I need to do to be where I want.

I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.

I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best come... Improving game by game and trying to improve my game is what I want to do.

If what you have done yesterday still looks big to you, you haven't done much today.

I think it's really important to keep on staying motivated.

As I said this year, I didn't try to put any pressure on me by setting high goals or anything, I just want to make sure that every single time I'm out there on the court I do my best, I give 100%, and see where it's going to end up next year.

A series of small but real accomplishments gives people the energy and confidence to continue. For instance, a person who wants to write a novel might resolve to write one sentence each day. Or a person who wants to start running might resolve to run for one minute.

Even if I have already peaked, I have to believe I can improve. I wake up every morning, and go to practice, with the illusion that I'm going to get better that day.

I always wanted to be the best I could be at whatever I did. I didn't want to be the number one golfer in the world. I just wanted to be as good as I could be. I work hard, I push myself hard, and I probably even expect too much of myself.

I keep setting the bar higher for myself in terms of what I'm trying to accomplish.

The day I'm not improving will be the day I hang up the racket.

I would not be who I am if I were not putting pressure on me to up the level of my game further.

Without pressure, I'm not going to wake up every day to go work, or do extra shooting, or lifting.

You can get excited and feel unstoppable, but every week presents a new challenge. Each week, you have to work and get better.

One thing I was taught growing up is it's only pressure when you're not prepared. And you're just not working hard. Those are two things I do all the time.

I've been a guy who's never really been satisfied. Work hard, try to figure out ways to improve, try to figure out ways to sustain a certain level of play.