Sal Khan Quotes

Great effort springs naturally from great attitude.

I will keep smiling, be positive and never give up! I will give 100 percent each time I play. These are always my goals and my attitude.

I've always been very self-motivated.

I don't think I could live with myself if I stopped trying.

Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

Mental health, for me, is doing everything I can to help this team win. Sitting around not doing anything isn't something I've been too big on since I was young.

I will do anything I can to improve myself.

You've got to put in the work. And you've got to play with confidence. You've got to believe in yourself.

I don't get irrational about it, but I do have a deeply-rooted competitive spirit. Not necessarily towards other people, but towards any obstacle that I set for myself.

I have very high expectations out of myself.

I'm me: I'm a fun, easy-going guy that likes to work hard, who's very driven and determined.

I'm poised to take any opportunity, I'm poised to keep myself in tip-top shape because that's what I love to do.

My mind-set is to come in and compete and be the best I can possibly be.

Personally, I just want to be the best I can be, so that drives me enough.

At the end of the day, I continue to think I can get better, and that's always my focus.

Some people are just self-motivated - my husband was. I also believe there are many children for whom parental involvement is key.

You can't command people to do their best; they can only command that of themselves.

I always have high expectations for me.

Never allow yourself to dwell upon your weaknesses, deficiencies, or failures. Holding firmly the ideal and struggling vigorously to attain it will help you to realize it.

If you work hard and you do your best, you can do anything.

As a former high school teacher and a student in a class of 60 urchins at St. Brigid's grammar school, I know that education is all about discipline and motivation. Disadvantaged students need extra attention, a stable school environment, and enough teacher creativity to stimulate their imaginations. Those things are not expensive.

I have never seen a player as driven and determined as me, quietly determined; that's why I always want to do the best.

Whatever success I may have attained is due to the fact that since I was old enough to work at all, my ambition has never deserted me.

I was definitely different from the other kids... I was more ambitious. I knew what I liked and what I wanted, and I worked really hard. I was a very serious kid.

My ability to concentrate and work toward that goal has been my greatest asset.