Camille Kostek Quotes

Commitment, belief and positive attitude are all important if you're going to be a success, whether you're in sports, in business or, as in my case, anthropology.

The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves.

I used to have tears in my eyes on the way to practice because I was so focused. For me, track and field was serious business. I didn't have any friends. I was very isolated and very focused.

If I played tennis, I had to be in a dance class. I always had multiple activities, so I never had to count on any one of them to feel successful.

It's that athlete's obsessiveness - the need to prove yourself and work harder than anybody else. I think it's what helped me do well in the theater.

I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.

Unless a man believes in himself and makes a total commitment to his career and puts everything he has into it - his mind, his body, his heart - what's life worth to him?

I've grown over the years and I know how to adapt to situations, where I can go into a situation where there's a crowd of people and just take over. But pretty much I'm off to myself. And I'm totally committed to the game of football. That's why I've had so much success.

I was always really strict on myself about doing everything possible to prepare for competition.

Competing in sports has taught me that if I'm not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will.

I always think it's because of you know hard work, hard training. And if Susie's training hard, you know, why can't I train hard to get a world record. I'm doing the same thing.

I understood early on that I was not the best-looking girl in the room. But I knew my advantage was a hard work ethic and I was ambitious: I knew I could be a great model.

I don't know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if somebody - somewhere - was practicing more than me.

Having been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls give up to join forces and compete.

I can do something physically the other guy can't. I know the other guy has not dedicated himself the way I did.

I didn't grow up a theatre kid, going to theatre camps. I played sports, and that was my main direction. But luckily, I never had to choose between sports and theatre.

If you work hard and you do your best, you can do anything.

I have never seen a player as driven and determined as me, quietly determined; that's why I always want to do the best.

To be the best, I had to work harder than everyone else.

The only one I feel pressure from is myself to go and give my all for every match and, obviously, I'm a competitor.

The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning but taking part.... The essential thing in life is not conquering but fighting well.

When you have things that are very important to you in life, when there are things you want to do and be - that takes work. It takes work to show up for your own story and show up for the dream and vision you have for yourself.

My game is hard work and pride. On the all hard-work team, I'd pick myself five times.

You've got to put in the work. And you've got to play with confidence. You've got to believe in yourself.

I knew I was good at sports, and I knew I loved acting and performing, so I really dove into that, and school always became secondary.