Roger Staubach Quotes

I love to strive to be good at stuff that's really hard.

My old coach used to say that if you were in it for the match, if you were in it for the trophies, you were in it for the wrong reasons.

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

Regardless of who you are, what sport you chose, or how much success you achieved, playing the game is all about getting you ready for life.

For me, I always want to be the best player I can be.

If you're going to play football, why not be the best at it that you can be and fulfill your potential?

In my career I always tried to improve to become one of the great players, because I felt I had received a gift from God and I had to make good use of it, to become worthy of having received this talent.

It isn't just about winning the championship and I don't think you should be defined by that.

As a young girl, football is where I met the people who, to this day, are my best friends. It is also where I began to learn about the important relationship between hard work, teamwork, and fun.

Hard work is the only way to go. Strive to be the best you can be and remember that when you try your best, you can't ask any more from yourself, and people can't ask any more from you.

I want to be known as a good major-leaguer, and good major-leaguers work to become good.

We don't mind working hard to be successful. We don't mind working to be at our best.

Excellence is a process that should occupy all our days.

I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had.

It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential.

You know, I never looked down the road and said, 'Hey look, one day, the Hall of Fame.' It's always about playing each and every game 100 percent and I thank my teammates for getting me into the Hall because football is a team sport, not an individual sport.

I'm not for the flashes; I'm not for glitz and glamour, you know. I just want to win, I want to be good at what I do, um, and look back upon these days of playing in the NBA.

Today I join the greatest players that played the game. It is a great feeling being here.

As long as you try your best, that is all that matters. You don't have to be the fastest runner or top of the class.

Business is about being the best that you can be, and there are always glowing examples of people that we can all learn from.

Our cast and crew strive for this show after show hard as they can. It shows in the finished product.

'What is success?' It isn't only about winning, but playing in a certain way.

The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.

I'm going to go out and try to be the best player I can be and help the Chicago Bears win.

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