Performance Objectives Quotes

I've always been clear: I want to play.

The obvious goals were there- State Champion, NCAA Champion, Olympic Champion. To get there I had to set an everyday goal which was to push myself to exhaustion or, in other words, to work so hard in practice that someone would have to carry me off the mat.

As a player I think you naturally think long term and think what is the schedule in the next year or so.

Set goals - high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork, people working for a common good.

I look at whatever the finish line is for the character and then kind of act backwards from that and play him in such a way so that that finish line is more rewarding.

I never say I want to score 15 or 20 goals.

If you start out trying to achieve a specific thing - like doing stadium shows or going into the studio and doing an album - the end result is what counts.

When you do a comedy, the goals are much clearer to me.

I don't really care if I play really well, well, or okay. I want to win.

Clearly define what success means for you. Set short-term and quarterly career goals with your manager that will help lead you to your long term goals.

It's always important for a coach to decide on the short term and long term - one factor doesn't block out the other.

Sometimes, when you do the music for a play, there are very clear boundaries as to what needs to be achieved. You're very much a little cog in a much bigger machine.

I'm a very goal-oriented person, so I look at the specific demands of a certain race and tailor my training towards that.

For us players, we just go into each game trying to win it and see where it takes us.

I haven't made any targets of how many goals I want to score, because I just want to help the team.

We're always able to look at a position and have our view in terms of the list of targets that would suit Manchester United and augment our team.

When I signed for Tottenham, my target was to get 10 starts.