David Goggins Quotes

As a leader, I am tough on myself and I raise the standard for everybody; however, I am very caring because I want people to excel at what they are doing so that they can aspire to be me in the future.

I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself.

I have a lot of things going for me, I try to be a well-rounded role model.

Leadership is leading by example.

Through my life, I do want to inspire others.

I'm trying to be the messenger for the people that pay attention to me. And those people I want to help inspire because a lot of people maybe think it's - they're too cool for school. That's all I can ever do.

You cannot lift another soul until you are standing on higher ground than he is. You cannot light a fire in another soul unless it is burning in your own soul.

I look at tennis as a bit of a platform to hopefully touch lives and encourage people.

A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.

People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.

I never thought I'd be a role model but I think to some people I am or have been.

Giving back, doing motivational speeches and stuff like that, that's always made me feel good. If you repeatedly go out there, and you are the change that you want to see, then that's what you are.

The person I am every single day is the person that's growing and getting better. The more people look up to me, the more important it is to be concise with what message I want to leave. That's where I feel like I'm a role model. Maybe not to everyone, but for a lot of minorities, I am, and I kinda love that - the role model for the underdog.

I want to be inspiring to myself, to my kids, my family, and my friends.

My father didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it.

I want to be a role model.

I don't see how people are comfortable with seeing other people be great. You can be happy for anybody, but what is your excuse to not want to be great? These people are great because they just say, 'I'ma do that,' and they do it. That's it. There's no scientifical process.

You can't lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself.

Example is leadership.

I never worked hard until I got to the Howard Law School and met Charlie Houston... I saw this man's dedication, his vision, his willingness to sacrifice, and I told myself, 'You either shape up or ship out.' When you are being challenged by a great human being, you know that you can't ship out.

I needed to have a journey of my own to tell my son tomorrow. To even discuss my journey with my family, I have to set an example.

Reese Witherspoon made me better. Just working with her, being with her, I learned so much. I want to be like her.

I want to be the best professional and the greatest role model I can be.

Women watch and say, 'I like watching you control your own space. It's motivated me to do better, to go back to college, to even try law school. My daughter's been watching you since she's 10 - I love the fact that she's watching a strong woman who's in control.' All of those things are good, positive things.

I want my students to outshine me.