Only mediocrity can be trusted to be always at its best.
I don't think anybody wants to be mediocre.
Anybody who seeks wealth as an end in itself is always going to be disappointed. What you really should be doing is seeking excellence in achievement.
Three quarters of the [First] Rhode Island Regiment consists of Negroes, and that regiment is the most neatly dressed, the best under arms, and the most precise in maneuvering.
It goes without saying that I try to do everything to the best of my ability.
You always want to play at a high level.
I believe that I'm one of the best in the world at what I do, and that's all I've ever wanted to be.
There's really no comparison to me. I try to add every level to my game.
You're always striving to play that perfect match.
Money is just a way to keep score. The best people in any field are motivated by passion. That becomes more true the higher the skill level gets.
I always knew that whenever you go out there, you're not just representing yourself. You're representing a heritage that's behind you, your culture, so you always have to do things, like, bigger, badder, better.
I just want to do everything as good as I possibly can.
It is what we do easily and what we like to do that we do well.
I'm about being the best.
I think about trying to make it better. That's all I do when we play 'Even Flow' or anything off of 'Ten': 'Let's do this the best we can.'
To give the best I can, sometimes you will be brilliant or not.
It’s simply doing what you’re supposed to do as well as you can when you’re supposed to do it.
That's what great players do: continue to prove themselves.
It's just one of those things, I believe in myself and - especially with how hard I've worked - I'm one of the top five players in the world.
Our goal, simply stated, is to be the best.
What we do is look for high standards of excellence in the arts.
I think it's important to do great work.
The thing that is really important is that the players have the drive to do something more with their football. If you have that, you can make a decent player into a very good player.
My objective is to be among the best.
We expect nothing but greatness from ourselves.
