Oksana Baiul Quotes

I always wanted to be the best and to get the most out of myself.

No one puts higher expectations on themselves than I do.

I must always try to do better because perfectionism, and the need to always have new goals and achieve them, is a state of mind that brings profound meaning to life.

It's important for me to keep improving.

I'm definitely not satisfied and I always want to do better and learn more and get better.

You're always looking where you could do better.

I don't feel like congratulating myself, because I know there's still a lot of room for improvement.

I get angry if I do things wrong, but that's what keeps me going. I want to do my best.

I know how much more I need to do to be where I want.

I think I always just want to get better at whatever I'm doing... Always strive for excellence.

Whatever it is you're doing, whether it's your career or a particular focus, if you're trying to be the best you can possibly be, then you'll be putting that pressure on yourself.

On a scale of one to 10, I feel I'm at a nine because there's definitely room for improvement. I know I could go further.

I'm not perfect, but I'd like to be perfect. I'm working on it.

Resolutions are popular because everyone feels they could use a little improvement.

How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it.

I am never satisfied with myself and that is what keeps me going - I have no post-satisfaction.

Ambition is best tempered with self-knowledge!

It's all about progression, not getting stuck and about having aspirations, which can lead you to do more and not just be satisfied. I was always that way about my dancing, and that's how I am about whatever it is I tend to pursue.

I think I owe it to myself to put my best effort forward and prove how good I can be.

The key to my motivation has always been to look at how far I had still to go rather than how far I had come.

We have to always set an aspiration for ourselves and then strive to get there.

I really thought to myself, 'If I'm going to do anything in this world, I am going to be the best I can be.' I have a tennis coach that has taken me as far as my body can go. I hired a private skiing coach during my birthday week. I have a private yoga instructor. I just don't understand why you wouldn't give yourself every advantage.

If you challenge yourself and try to be the best in all areas, you have to be a complete driver.

I always want to become better. If never being satisfied is a problem, then I have it. At least it's a good problem.

I always was that person who was hard on myself and challenged myself no matter what I was doing, whether it was passing third grade or playing basketball.