William Feather Quotes

I don't think anybody should do what they do in hopes of being successful. But I always expect myself to be successful at things. And if I'm not, I feel bad. I don't care for failure. I've failed at a number of things, and it's not my favorite state of mind. So I prefer success.

You get what you're good enough to take.

I always want to do my very best, and it's frustrating to have something hold me back.

A successful competition for me is always going out there and putting 100 percent into whatever I'm doing. It's not always winning. People, I think, mistake that it's just winning. Sometimes it could be, but for me, it's hitting the best sets I can, gaining confidence, and having a good time and having fun.

If I'm going in to a competition, I'm going in to do the best I can do.

My job is to give 100 per cent so that I can walk away completely satisfied with the race I put together irrespective of placings.

You can't always expect a certain result, but you can expect to do your best.

I never actually expected success, but it doesn't surprise me when it comes because I know how much work I put into what I do.

It is never possible to guarantee success, it is only possible to deserve it.

I don't think you're going to get nominated every time you jump out of the box.

Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.

I think high self-esteem is overrated. A little low self-esteem is actually quite good. Maybe you're not the best, so you should work a little harder.

Luck marches with those who give their very best.

An acre of performance is worth a whole world of promise.

In the end, the work shows if you're good.

As I said this year, I didn't try to put any pressure on me by setting high goals or anything, I just want to make sure that every single time I'm out there on the court I do my best, I give 100%, and see where it's going to end up next year.

We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about as well as anyone could ever have expected.

I just try to do the best job I possibly can - put the blinders on, go to work and be the best you can possibly be. Once you have done everything that you possibly can - you've put forth your greatest effort - then I can live with whatever's next.

It's a great feat for me to have broken my world record.

Evidently the merit depends on the result of the work.

I was really happy with my race, though. I beat my personal best by 1.2 seconds.

I always show up to work and give it everything, and some things turn out better than others - and some things you can expect that it will come out better than others.

People have said some really good things about my performance, and that's what I'm happy about, what I'm excited about. I was able to go out there, and like I said, I put my best foot forward.

You don't get any medal for trying something, you get medals for results.

The man who has done his level best... is a success, even though the world may write him down a failure.