Shinji Kagawa Quotes

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.

I'm always proud of what I've done and what I continue to do.

Football is one of the main things I can look back on with pride.

The Ballon d'Or? In the end, I dedicate myself, and if it arrives, it will arrive.

I still pinch myself when I see myself on 'Match of the Day' - it's at times like that you realise how far you've come.

Whether I ever become WWE champion in my career, I'm proud of what I've done.

Doing good stuff or stuff that you are proud of takes time and takes effort.

The days you work are the best days.

I savored my time on top of the podium by watching the American flag rise up out of the crowd as the anthem played, thinking about how every single second of training I've done was for this minute and how many people played a role in my achievement.

You may think it was a very little thing, and in these days it seems to me like a trifle, but it was a most important incident in my life. I could scarcely credit that I, the poor boy, had earned a dollar in less than a day; that by honest work, I had earned a dollar. I was a more hopeful and thoughtful boy from that time.

For so long I wanted to win the gold medal. Then I won. I had to figure out what was the new motivation to take myself to that place again.

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

Whenever you get to win, you feel the satisfaction of all of your hard work, all the sacrifices, all the blood, sweat and tears. It feels right and makes you realise that you are really doing the right thing.

The fruit of your own hard work is the sweetest.

When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that's a really good feeling.

It's good to test yourself and develop your talents and ambitions as fully as you can and achieve greater success; but I think success is the feeling you get from a job well done, and the key thing is to do the work.

I look at my jersey and see the NBA logo, I'm like, 'I didn't think I'd be here.'

I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.

Emmitt Smith has run past legends, danced with stars and posed for the sculptor crafting his Hall of Fame bust. He's built upon his athletic talents by working hard, seizing opportunities and reaching out to others for advice when he needed it.

My Olympic voyage has continued because it is so rewarding.

'Marbles' really took so much and such a thorough effort from me that I was so happy to tie that up and have it feel satisfying.

I took my writing seriously, and it seemed to pay off.

I am slightly shocked to have gone as far as I have.

I'm happy for the success that I've had, but I've worked so hard at it.

People in the U.S. didn't know what taekwondo was. But they saw what the Lopezes were able to do with all the love and support and hard work we put in, and what we accomplished. It makes me feel real lucky to be in a position like that.