John Milius Quotes

My work knocks people out; you've not seen the best of me yet.

I always say to people that you have never seen the best of me, and that's what I mean - I've never been fully fit.

I've known people with exceptional talent - and some have wasted it. Ambition spurs a man on.

People ask me who he reminds me of. The way he's playing, I'd say he doesn't remind me of anybody. I've never seen anybody - running back, quarterback, wide receiver - make the plays that Vince Young made today.

There ought to be so many who are excellent, there are so few.

Michael was a rare breed. There's no question about that. He did things that a lot of players could never do, and still to this day players can't do those things, so the honors that he's had are definitely deserved.

I got as high as being ranked 7th at lightweight and I really believe this deep down to my bones that I was really only fighting to half my potential.

I've had signs I can play at the highest level.

Well, the LeBron James of the world don't come around very often. That's a once-in-a-lifetime kind of thing.

Every year, Messi seems to reach his limit, but he always ends up exceeding that. He is the best.

My ambition is not to be just a good fighter. I want to be great, something special.

Great talents ripen late; the highest notes are hard to hear.

Talent without genius isn't much, but genius without talent is nothing whatsoever.

Champions do ordinary things better than everyone else.

It just means that your talents lie elsewhere, so take the opportunity to seek out what you are good at, and find a place where you can flourish. Once you do, you’re going to kill it.

Great endowments often announce themselves in youth in the form of singularity and awkwardness.

Wayne is truly blessed. He doesn't just have ability, he has a fire inside him.

I never saw a player who had greater promise.

Greatness is not the effect of which inspiration is the cause. We are all inspired, but we are all not great.

... Geniuses have a little extra something. There's that little something that you know is a little different.

You have to set goals that are almost out of reach. If you set a goal that is attainable without much work or thought, you are stuck with something below your true talent and potential.

Cream rises. Excellence does have its rewards.

I haven't accomplished nothing yet - I have a long way to go.

Those who succeed in an outstanding way seldom do so before the age of 40. More often, they do not strike their real pace until they are well beyond the age of 50.

Any complex activity, if it is to be carried on with any degree of virtuosity, calls for appropriate gifts of intellect and temperament. If they are outstanding and reveal themselves in exceptional achievements, their possessor is called a 'genius'.