Proactiveness Quotes

I stay ready so I don't have to get ready.

It's always better to attack than to defend," Coram had told her when they talked about fencing late at night. "Always. Ye don't win with defense--ye only hold the other feller off, or wear him down. Attack and have done with it!

A good attitude is really important. And a sense of optimism, someone who has ideas and isn't afraid to pitch them no matter what level she is. Someone who is proactive. Someone with efficiency and common sense. They don't always go hand-in-hand, common sense and, well, everything else.

I've just always been very aware and careful of everything, so that I can be ready for the perfect opportunities as they come. I don't take anything for granted or wait for anything to come to me.

Men who have lived significant lives are men who never waited: not for money, security, ease, or women.

Leaders anticipate. Losers react

Anyone can be something. Leaders want to do something.

Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.

Don't think about things, just do them; don't predict them, just make them.

I take each thing as it comes and try and give it 110 per cent - it's just a blessing to be able to do different things.

Feeling confident - or pretending that you feel confident - is necessary to reach for opportunities. It's a cliché, but opportunities are rarely offered; they're seized.

If there's a loose ball, I'm going to dive and see if I can get it. That's just the way you play.

I go by the rule of Gretzky: you gotta be there before the puck gets there, or you're going to get beat.

You just gotta do it, man. You can't count on the guy making the tackle in front of you.

I don't let any opportunity go.

Some people worry. Others prepare.

I choose to be more prepared than I'm expected to be.

It's absolutely fine to be a bit more reactive and not chase after the ball at times. But you cannot be passive.