Roger Maris Quotes

Ever since I was 7 years old, I wanted to be great.

Of course, I won't lie - I like to break records.

I'm a competitor. I'm going to compete each and every day to get better.

I just found at a young age that I really wanted to be more competitive.

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.

You just go out and compete and try to earn whatever you can. I'm looking to get better every single day I set foot on this field.

I want to be the best. That's just the human way.

If ambition is the desire to be the best at what you do, then I'm guilty.

I think you should always aim for more.

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

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

Great champions have an enormous sense of pride. The people who excel are those who are driven to show the world and prove to themselves just how good they are.

Ambition is the germ from which all growth of nobleness proceeds.

Only if you aspire for more will you achieve more.

I want to go out and chase greatness. That's all I want to do.

I don't look at it like I've had a lot of success. I'm always hungry to do more, break records, and things of that sort.

If you're not chasing gold, you're not really in a place where you should be competing.

I have pretty high aspirations for myself... And no matter what the situation, I'm going to stay driven.

Seeing my name in the newspapers after winning the national junior championship motivated me to win more medals and I have never looked back since then.

The biggest motivation for me is my desire to be the best.

I love trying to be the best at anything and everything.

My motivation is that I try to get myself to a certain point, and I want to win as much as I can in my career.

I have always had a passion for competition and performance.

I think I'm competitive. Competition fuels me. The urge to win. I want to win; I want the ball in my hands when it really counts. I want to be the best I can be. I want to come in every day and do everything I can to be the best that I can.

I'm the champion, and to stay ahead, I have to work harder.