Candace Parker Quotes

I would like to be remembered as someone who did the best she could with the talent she had.

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.

I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.

I didn't really seek attention. I just wanted to play the game well and go home.

I have stopped having goals. If you have many goals, and you don't reach your goals, it is very upsetting, so I just think of keeping it simple, working hard and going and playing the game. But I know there are going to be very important series for Indian cricket. I will just try my best to be in my fittest form.

If you're going to be a winner in life, you have to constantly go beyond your best.

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.

I'm going to go out and be the best quarterback I can be and get the most out of my potential.

I think that anyone who's pushed to do the very best that they can is privileged. It's a luxury.

High expectations are the key to everything.

Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head.

Just because I won the U.S. Open doesn't mean I'm going to change the way I live.

Business is about being the best that you can be, and there are always glowing examples of people that we can all learn from.

The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.

I just think that you have to believe in yourself and you have to work very hard. You can't ever think that you're the best thing since sliced bread because I promise you, there are going to be Viola Davises and Jessica Chastains and Emma Stones who are the best thing since sliced bread. So take it seriously, but don't take it too seriously.

There was no question that in our house doing well, doing it the right way, school, sports - there was an expectation. One of the things I've taken away from that is that I'm unafraid to expect a fair amount from people. It makes them so much better - you're doing them a disservice if you don't.

I always wanted to be the best and to get the most out of myself.

I know what I need to work on; I know my weaknesses, but I have that work ethic to improve every day. I have that want to be the best player at my position, and I have the belief in myself that one day that will come true.

Even though David Pottruck has gone to this unbelievable career where he is a billionaire, there is always a new hurdle. He never sits there saying, 'I'm the best.'

To give your best is to receive the best.

Even though I've had the body of work I've had, and the success I've had, I do not rest on my laurels whatsoever.

Maybe some people think that it's all about the hype, about the fame, but it's not. It's all about being the best. It's all about challenging myself everyday.

I've always watched the Hall of Fame speeches. Thought about what I would talk about if I ever was up there. But I don't wake up in the morning thinking about wanting to be in the Hall of Fame. I really don't.

I think that humility is key to succeed and conquer your dreams.