Zadie Smith Quotes

Hard work and diligence are essential to success, but they require an internal motivation. That internal motivation is Vision

The best motivation is self-motivation.

I like to push myself, you know.

I have to constantly keep pushing myself.

I'm hugely intrinsically motivated and have always believed that I'm fueled and motivated by learning.

I have nothing to prove to anyone but myself.

I like who I am. I'm different. I work really hard just to be where I am, and I know I'm not gonna stop doing that.

I've got a chip on my shoulder, and honestly, I've always had it, but I don't think about it in those terms, like I'm trying to be better than this guy or that guy. It just helps keep me focused.

I've always felt a strong urge to prove myself.

The only person I've got to prove to is myself.

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to beat others.

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.

You can look for external sources of motivation and that can catalyze a change, but it won't sustain one. It has to be from an internal desire.

When you don't have people in your life pushing you, can you push yourself?

There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself.

I am my own cheerleader. I am the one who puts my goals, who pushes myself to get to the next goal. I don't have someone next to me saying, 'Here you go, now do this, it's your next step, go for it.'

I don't play tennis to prove a point to anyone. I play for my country and myself. It's not changing what people say or think. It's about what I can do. If I feel I have the ability to achieve something and haven't used my potential to that end, I'll keep trying till I succeed.

I believe that anyone can become better, if you put in the effort.

As long as you try your best, that is all that matters. You don't have to be the fastest runner or top of the class.

You just have to go as far as you can go. Everyone works his way up.

I always want to be the best at what I do. That doesn't mean compared to other people, but just in what you do.

I don't feel like I've nearly got to the place where I'm ready to even slow down.

I just find that the harder you work and the more effort you put into yourself, the better you'll be.

Other people may not have had high expectations for me... but I had high expectations for myself.

I don't believe that I'm better than anybody, but I do believe that I'll try harder than most and I hope that people just join me for a little bit of a ride.