Riddick Bowe Quotes

My father, my mother, and then my father was always on top of me - 'Keep your nose clean. Do you love what you're doing?' 'Yes.' 'Then be aware, or you're going to lose it.'

Goals do not get stored in your voice message or email bin. They are not going to reach out from the world wide web and remind you they exist. As a result, our goals do not get the respect they deserve.

I think that in order to get better as an athlete and to see whatever kind of results you're after, you have to make goals. Whether you write them down or tell someone about them, it's important to set goals for yourself in order to achieve any kind of success.

To succeed today, you have to set priorities, decide what you stand for.

I was just a start-and-stop guy. I could never really follow through on anything that I started.

My toughest job every day is maintaining intensity with myself and with my staff.

What I have to do is train hard, be at the disposal of the coach and make the best of what I have here every day so when I'm called upon I'll be ready.

I can control how hard I play. This is how I respond to coaching. This is how I respond to my teammates. If I focus on that, the other things that come with that are going to come.

Success doesn't motivate me as much as integrity does. Everyone loses. I enjoy the pressure of showing up every single day, being focused, putting forth my best effort, getting the best out of my teammates, and enjoying the journey.

I'm just not no kid... I was always consistent with everything: school, sports, music, everything. I made sure. That's how I am.

If I start something I am going to finish it.

When you set a goal for yourself, you do what you need to.

In order to get to where I want to be, I have to do the right things off the field, first.

When I set myself a target, I aim to reach it.

I have to show up and do my job every day; that's my focus.

Obey your purpose above all else.

Every time I go out into the middle I say I have to give 100 per cent, and I do.

I never take a day off.

Nothing can come in the way of my studies. That's top priority.

There's a lot that's out of your control. But the one thing that you can control is your work ethic.

I want each experience on the ice to be everything I have.

There's something about majors where I just focus a lot more. Obviously, I need to do that more often.

The key to anyone's success is staying with it!

You have to train yourself, think, contemplate, and work on your craft every day.

Whoever I suit up for... I'm going to do my job.