John Updike Quotes

Second best is not good enough really. Although if someone turned around now and said 'you will be promoted, but you will come in second' then I would take it.

All records are made to be broken.

I want to be the Defensive Player of the Year and, if I have the chance, be MVP.

There are some rappers out there that I listen to, that I'm like: "You are really good but you could be like the Michael Jordan of rap if you applied yourself." There's a lot of people who are better at basketball than Michael Jordan, but Michael Jordan just wanted to be Michael Jordan, more.

Always have one possibility in mind and that is to go to the top, to be the best. Everything else should just be a means to that end.

I wanted to undertake the challenge of daring to be great.

Heart is what separates the good from the great.

No matter what you do, give it everything you have. Be the best, not the second best.

I don't want to be the next Mark Spitz; I want to be the first Michael Phelps

Never settle for second when first is available

Hard work is the only way to go. Strive to be the best you can be and remember that when you try your best, you can't ask any more from yourself, and people can't ask any more from you.

Only through focus can you do world-class things, no matter how capable you are.

Always to be best, and distinguished above the rest.

Why do you play a game? I play a game to see how good we can be.

Undoubtedly, in the most brilliant successes, the first rank is always sacrificed.

Every study of high achieving men and women proves that greatness in life is only possible when you become outstanding at your chosen field.

If you're ninety-five percent of the way to outstanding success, doesn't it make sense to go the additional five percent of the way? ... A marathon which takes hours to run, can be won or lost by a matter of seconds.

First we become the best, then we'll become first.

It's about being the very best you can be. Nothing else matters as long as you're working and striving to be your best. Always compete. It's truly that simple. Find the way to do your best. Compete in everything you do.

Be so good at what you do that no one else in the world can do what you do.

Take a look people, take a good look at greatness!

I'm the best. I'm the best in the world.

Scores only matter if they’re very good, no one pays much attention to the bad or mediocre ones.

Second place is really the first loser.

Be so good they can't ignore you.