James Russell Lowell Quotes

Not failure, but low aim, is crime.

You'll never really be great unless you aim high.

I just want to be great. I want to stand out, be a great leader for this defense, and I'm just trying to leave it all out on the field.

Small aim is a crime.

Glory lies in the attempt to reach one's goal and not in reaching it.

Michael Jordan and Michael Phelps are the greatest to ever do what they did, and I'm not. But if you believe that you are, then you're almost as good as being that.

That's why I love this game, that's why I play this game, that's the goal. I want to be great.

I'm the type of person that always strives to be great.

I want to be the best ever.

I want to achieve great things.

I'm not just here to get a paycheck and leave. I'm here to be one of the greatest basketball players to ever play.

There is no greatness without passion to be great, whether it's the aspiration of an athlete or an artist, a scientist, a parent, or a businessperson.

Greatness comes to those who develop a burning desire to achieve high goals.

I will commit not the terrible crime of aiming too low. I will do the work that a failure will not do. I will always let my reach exceed my grasp.

It is better to aim high and miss than to aim low and hit.

Failure is not the crime. Low aim is.

You can never let anything distract you from your main objective. My only goal is to be great. That's all I want. That's all I ever aspire to be. Greatness is something nobody can ever take away from you, no matter what happens. So I put all my energy and focus into my craft.

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

I wanted to be the best in the world.

It's easier to get to the top when you're shooting for the top.

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

My biggest fear in life is to be average.

Without having a goal, it's difficult to score.

Aim for the highest.

You don't ever want to go out there and not be the best. You want to be the best cop that you can. Be the best writer you can be. Everybody has their goals. Everybody has their dreams.