Jamie Bell Quotes

Winning a gold medal is not easy but I believed in myself, especially over the last four years.

But having set myself these goals, I had to work really hard to achieve them.

Why am I working so hard? Going for 400 books, perhaps, but who's really counting?

Well I am grooming him, he has a boxing trainer that knows what he is talking about, and once he has that he is able to put everything together and he listens, and when somebody listens they are able to accomplish anything.

That's pretty rewarding in itself coming from where I started. Obviously the next goal for me is to make the Olympic team.

During the past 23 years, I have set a number of goals for myself and I'm proud to say that these goals have been achieved.

It's important to have the right agent - people that are working hard for you. But an actor needs to be in control of their career no matter how good the representation is.

I want to get to a point in my career where I can be a role model. A good one. I want to say, 'I got here without drugs, and I got here without drinking or smoking. If I can do it, you can do it. I have no doubt.' I really want kids to have a chance in life.

Discipline has been a key factor to my success.

My Olympic voyage has continued because it is so rewarding.

It's a great feat for me to have broken my world record.

I am happy with everything I achieved in my football career. I don't think I could have done any more.

Now that I have an Olympic medal in my room, it makes me hungry for another and a different color one.

If you work hard and you're good, you can build something for yourself.

I am putting pressure on myself to do my best and perform to my potential.

I was lucky enough when it came to sports and work ethic to be taught some basics that continue to be important.

I played for 30 years, 20 with England and I did it by setting goals.

There were high school coaches such as Charles Boston that took me under his wing and taught me the fundamentals of football. And when I went to college there was Robert Hill who took me there and he showed me what hard work and determination would do if you put forth the effort and you take a little time.

If I were to look back on my work, I think I accomplished probably about 70 to 75 percent of what I could have. Maybe 60 percent. Somewhere in that area; two-thirds of what I could have accomplished. If I had been a really dedicated person, and really worked hard, I think I could have accomplished more.

To these ideals which were instilled in me when I was a youth, I attribute in a large degree the success that was mine on the bicycle tracks of the world.

Like every other athlete, I always dreamt of playing at the Olympics, and it feels really good to see that dream materialize.

And I found out, the other part of it is that I found out and in my desire to life successfully, that baseball fit very well into my life. It's been a great teacher, trainer, mentor and you'll see what I mean in the next few minutes that I have to speak.

Yes, a Major would mean so much to me but I'm a great believer that if you work hard and in the right way, you will get what you deserve.

If you want to achieve what you dream of achieving, whatever it may be, you're going to have to earn it.

For me, it is important to do well in what I'm doing, to achieve the goals I have for myself.