Jon Richardson Quotes

Drake and Kanye make me want to get better.

I feel like I always learn from somebody who can do something better than I can.

For most of my career, I've known what it's like to be in the audience and to enjoy what I'm seeing but still have the ambition to say, 'I can do that, I know I can do that. And I want to do that, and I can't wait for that to happen.'

I find myself a bit boring because I somehow always wanted to be MSF.

Always compare yourself to the best. Even if you never measure up, it can't help but make you better.

If we continue to show young girls that they are being compared to other girls, we’re doing ourselves a huge disservice as a society. I surround myself with smart, beautiful, passionate, driven, ambitious women. Other women who are killing it should motivate you, thrill you, challenge you and inspire you rather than threaten you and make you feel like you’re immediately being compared to them. The only thing I compare myself to is me, two years ago, or me one year ago.

I would not be who I am if I were not putting pressure on me to up the level of my game further.

For me, what's important is to be inspired and keep moving to grow as an artist and as a person.

As a competitor, I want to push myself as much as I can to be at that level that I want to be.

I have a lot of things going for me, I try to be a well-rounded role model.

I like to challenge myself, to compare myself against the best.

I'm honestly just trying to surround myself with talented people that I look up to/feel like I can learn from.

I want the films of every person I am compared to and am reportedly in competition with to do better than me.

If I have any basic motivation, it's to inspire people to make their life a masterpiece.

I remember seeing an interview from the Bee Gees and they were like, 'The biggest competition to the Bee Gees is the Bee Gees.' They just kept trying to top themselves and write better songs, and I'm just always trying to do that.

It's inspiring being surrounded by people who do more than you. It makes you want to do better. You're in the position to learn from the best.

Knowing that guys are out there improving and trying to take it to that next level, that gives me fire to improve my play and work on these little things that can keep me from dominating a game.

I am the type where I don't worry about anything else but how to top what I did yesterday. My main goal is to top what I did before.

With the likes of Rey Mysterio back in WWE, I find myself watching him and feeling inspired and that I need to get better and get to that next level.

I read an article in Forbes entitled 'Six Ways To Achieve Any Goal,' and it really inspired me and helped me get to where I am today. Now everything is completely different - but I'm still not satisfied.

In my case, my life has changed and improved because different things have motivated me. For example, in the beginning, my motivation was to help my family. Later on, my motivation was to be the best.

There are always a ton of different people to learn from and people that are pushing me to get better.

To be alongside great stars is something really special. I hope I can get better, bit by bit.

Any time you feel like you're not playing up to your potential, I think that drives you.

The Voice' changed my life.