Mario Batali Quotes

I am obsessed with improving.

And still I'm not completely happy with my skating. I always feel I can do more and climb higher.

I get angry if I do things wrong, but that's what keeps me going. I want to do my best.

On a scale of one to 10, I feel I'm at a nine because there's definitely room for improvement. I know I could go further.

Resolutions are popular because everyone feels they could use a little improvement.

I am never satisfied with myself and that is what keeps me going - I have no post-satisfaction.

I believe that contentment or any sustained period of joy that doesn't inspire thought that leads to action almost immediately is useless.

It's important for me to keep improving.

Even when I have a good game, you can still do things better.

I just wanted to keep getting better and better and better, and that's just my mindset.

The people who work with me know how focused I am, and so I would advise people who are not concerned with me to rather focus on themselves instead of focusing on my focus.

I'm never happy with my performances. I always want to prove more and more things.

I just have to be better. There's not much else to say.

I'll never say it's good enough. It's a pressure I put on myself.

My target is enjoying and proving to myself that I am progressing.

When there are things I see on tape that I think I can get better at, it frustrates me.

A lot of what keeps me going is wanting to be better, thinking I'm not good enough.

I'm constantly trying to become the best. That's kind of how I'm driven. Sometimes I'm not. I kind of focus on when I'm not than when I am. That's probably something I need to switch.

You always have to get better.

I just like to get better every day.

I want to keep growing and keep getting better every day.

My hands. I'm constantly working on my hands. I'm constantly working on my ground game and constantly trying not to get satisfied with where I'm at with my career and where I'm at as an athlete. I'm somewhat happy, but never satisfied.

I feel like I need to improve in every area. That might shock people, but I'm never satisfied with my game.

I'm a perfectionist and I've always been interested in growing and I think that has given me the mental fortitude to continue.

I don't feel like congratulating myself, because I know there's still a lot of room for improvement.