Theodore Parker Quotes

I can't go to sleep at night if I didn't accomplish at least something. That's the one thing that keeps me up.

I believed and still believe that success is only part of the story. It makes you want to get better and better so as not to let yourself down and not to let the people down who like what you do and you don't waste your success.

At this level, you put a lot of pressure on yourself as a player to perform and do well.

Since I became a favorite in every race, it's just another burden that I have to bear.

There is undoubtedly a lot of pressure that comes with recognition, which can be a good thing and bad thing all at the same time. But if you stay focused and don't lose sight of what you're doing and who you are, you can rise above it.

Fear of failure has always been my best motivator.

I knew I had to show everybody that I could excel at something. But I didn't know what.

It's a responsibility when you have won as much as I have done, as much as the teams I have played for have done: then the fans are waiting for more.

For me, I already fought some of the best people there are. I already did, you know, what I need to do for me.

Having pressure is a privilege.

The pressure of success is suffocating.

Everything I did in my life was about the title, but that's too much pressure over me. When I relaxed more, even my performance became better.

Whenever I've felt that there was a lot of pressure on me. I perform at my best.

One of the marks of excellent people is that they never compare themselves with others. They only compare themselves with themselves and with their past accomplishments and future potential.

Good, Better, Best. Never let it rest. Until your Good is Better, and your Better is your Best.

Success is about having, excellence is about being. Success is about having money and fame, but excellence is being the best you can be.

My entire purpose is trying to be the best in the game, and if that exudes beauty too, that's pretty powerful.

Every man who would do anything well, must come to it from a higher ground.

Do a good job. You don't have to worry about the money; it will take care of itself. Just do your best work - then try to trump it.

Somehow, people act like I have no competition, but the thing is, the competition is so good that it forces me to be better than I even thought was possible.

Success, however you judge what that even means, brings with it certain pressures.

It's the weight of expectation that's the hardest to deal with, really, from my point of view.

Being selected Most Improved was a special individual award because when I speak to young people I always try to tell them the importance about it's not where you start but where you end up.

I still feel like I have a lot to prove. My biggest burning question is 'How much more are you capable of?'

I feel pressures to stay relevant. To stay interesting and interested. To stay at the top of my game and expand.