Tom DeLonge Quotes

I've always known what I wanted. I've always wanted to be on top of that podium.

I would tell Vince McMahon, 'Hey! I'm telling you, I'm going to run this place one day.' And I think Vince likes to hear that. He knew I was motivated. He knew I was hungry.

The higher the stakes, the happier I am, the better I will be.

I never set my sights low. I've always believed most people are ruined by the limitations they put on themselves. I was never afraid to take that step, to see what I was capable of doing. Does luck play a role in success, particularly in a creative field? Sure it does. But if you don't have the balls to give it a shot, you're destined to fail.

I do feel really determined, and that I have to pull myself together, but I don't really think like, my market has changed and my company has changed, and I'm going to make it BIG in America!

I grew up believing that I could be the president of the United States. I was told I could be whatever I wanted.

If you're not big enough to lose, you're not big enough to win.

I like thinking big. If you're going to be thinking anything, you might as well think big.

If elected, I will win.

You must play boldly to win.

I might not be Shaq, but I can be Kobe, you know?

I think people want success, you know, and I'm the captain.

I was born to be champion of the world.

All men who have achieved great things have been great dreamers.

Who's more likely to succeed - someone with high skill and no ambition, or no skill and high ambition? If you're an entrepreneur, you can hire as many skilled people for your business as you want.

But if the vision is strong enough, and your goals are steady, and you believe, pretty soon you bring other people with you.

I love to compete. That's the essence of who I am.

The ambitious climbs up high and perilous stairs, and never cares to come down; the desire of rising hath swallowed up his fear for a fall.

He either fears his fate too much, Or his deserts are small, That dares not put it to the touch, To gain or lose it all.

I want to win every single tournament that I'm playing in.

I'm motivated to be No. 1.

I'm a hustler. I'm the Boss.

You have to believe in yourself and have to believe you are a little bit crazy to be the best.

I've got so much to show the world.

Being humble is one of the most important things, and not being afraid to put yourself out there is important. I think really successful chefs put themselves out there on a daily basis.