Story Musgrave Quotes

It's natural for players to be relaxed, so you have to be there to say, 'You have to do it again and again and again.'

For me, dance is about the aesthetics and the hard work that goes into creating something so beautiful. Motivation and dedication to the craft is what pushes me to do my best, to always strive to do better, and the outcome is always worth it.

Debra Winger doesn't let anything interfere with her performance, which is the way it should be.

The top athletes are consummate pros who work obsessively at their craft. Approach yours the same way.

Being a ballerina, you don't ever want to show yourself less than perfect, ever. That's what your goal is: 24/7 perfection.

When you are a professional, you go into the next game wanting to win.

Each day in practice, I try go perfect. I try to be perfect every turn, every stroke. That's the way I feel comfortable.

When you are professional and working in a club like Everton, the obligation is to be motivated, to be focused.

I always set the bar very high, not in terms of results but most in terms of preparation and focusing on the job there is to do in the car.

I take my craft seriously.

Play always as if in the presence of a master.

Carlos Castaneda always said, "If you're going to do something, do it impeccably."

The fight in theatre is focus, focus, focus.

I'm someone who always comes on the court no matter what's going on in my life. It's all about basketball and my teammates and my team. I don't let any distractions in, and I bring my best every night, regardless of what's going on or what people are talking about.

Being an Olympian, I always have this strong belief in excellence.

If I play, I try to concentrate on producing my best.

Athletes are extremists. When they're training, it's laser focus.

What gets me upset about with the newer players is their lack of intensity. They tend to go through the motions a little bit. They don't understand that you've got to practice the way you play.

I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best come... Improving game by game and trying to improve my game is what I want to do.

I don't think about goals and records. Competition is what keeps me playing.

The world record will come to me when I run the world record race. I'm just trying to perfect my race. I'm looking for perfection.

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.

I am only about winning and getting better.

I'm really grateful for my dancers' discipline.

All of us are trying to achieve 100 percent in our work. That's all we struggle to do. We never do, but we never stop trying until the day we die. It's that struggle to achieve 100 percent, that's where our performance lies, that's what the audience gets. They get the struggle.