Markelle Fultz Quotes

The nature of human beings is that we're competitive, and the chances are there's someone out there who's going to work harder than you and want it more than you.

I want to have my career, not sit on the bench. I want to work hard, to push myself. I want to play.

Always, as a player, you are questioned and challenged about the next step. That's what drives the very best: they want to continually win.

I'm a very competitive girl. In everything I do.

When I've done gymnastics, ballet or soccer - I was always trying to be the best. I'm really driven. Really driven.

I knew I'm a hard worker and always wanted to be great at this game.

I can honestly say I want to be one of the best to ever play the game.

I have always said that I want to play at the highest level.

I never wanna settle; I never wanna be complacent - I gotta outwork everybody.

I'm a competitor. I'm going to compete each and every day to get better.

The biggest thing my parents gave me was this feeling of, not 'dream big,' but strive big.

I wanted to be a world champion.

Maybe it was the challenge of flight, the opportunity to fly, the competition of summer camp and the inspiration and discipline of West Point. I think all of those things helped me to develop a dedication and inspired me to get ahead.

It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me do well in the theater.

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

I'm very aware that to reach the same level and have the same amount of success will be extremely difficult.

I like to see a driven kid: somebody who wants to come from the ground up. I love to see somebody who wants to be the best they can be.

Successful people will always tell you you can do something. It's the people who have never accomplished anything who will always discourage you from trying to achieve excellent things.

I know what it takes to get to the top.

I always think it's because of you know hard work, hard training. And if Susie's training hard, you know, why can't I train hard to get a world record. I'm doing the same thing.

I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more than me.

Your work is first, learning is first, winning is everything because without it there is nothing.

I know what I need to work on; I know my weaknesses, but I have that work ethic to improve every day. I have that want to be the best player at my position, and I have the belief in myself that one day that will come true.

I didn't aspire to be a good sport; 'champion' was good enough for me.

I kind of lived by the code of 'I'm going to be a hard-working guy.' And no matter how successful, there is something I can do better. That's kind of the drive I live on.