Val Kilmer Quotes

I have not changed with the accomplishments. I've remained the same. If I had changed, great. You know, but I haven't.

Do a little more each day than you think you possibly can.

Never equate yourself with whatever success may be and how fleeting that is. The only thing you can do every day is become a better actor. That's the only thing I have control over.

The humility keeps me going forward.

I don't feel like a legend. I feel like a work in progress.

I think everything happens for a reason. With my game being the way it is, if I did shoot 80 percent, I'd be a harder person to deal with. It just keeps me humble. Just imagine me in my game shooting the same percentage that Reggie Miller shoots. I wouldn't even talk to you guys because I wouldn't have to.

When I was not doing well, I was just focussing on my processes. And when I am doing well, I am still focussing on my processes.

I don't get carried away by any praise; I know I have miles to go.

I'm trying to... stay humble and keep doing what I do.

Every single step, although I couldn't see it, was a step forward and built to where I am now.

Even though I was dealing with all of these health issues, I was still doing well during my season. It wasn't the best season, but it was consistent. And I figured if I could be this consistent when I'm not my best, what happens when I get better, where could I be? So I wanted to see what I would be like on the other side.

I'd like to think I improve every day. That's the goal. I try to.

Every day I try to push the boundaries, and it's paid off.

Pentathlon is not a sign of my failure in swimming. It's a new start for me.

I'm not really into all this trying to be No. 1, trying to be King of New York. I'm not with that, I'm just trying to do the best I can and know at the end of the day I gave it my best.

I have learnt many things, but there's more to learn. Every day is a new start.

Every fight is a learning experience, whether it's a win or a loss.

I always want to just stay humble, and I always want to keep climbing.

I just try to keep level-headed and try to improve every day.

What I've been able to do is pretty cool, but there is a lot of room for improvement.

I have been hugely successful at times in my life, and I have also been in ruins. But the lessons I learned on the way up were just as valuable on the way down.

I wasn't a kid who won every tournament I was playing, and I think that helped me - it motivated me a lot to know what it felt like not to win.

In life, that is how you advance - by pushing the limits.

You learn from the bad games and the bad tours. And, when things are going well, you think about that and you make the most of it. You don't get lazy; you don't rest on your laurels.

I am confident in my ability, as I always have been, and that I will be capable of maintaining my form, if not improving, year in, year out.