Zig Ziglar Quotes

I don't teach kids to be No. 1. Organizations and people that tell you you have to be No. 1; that's not it. You don't have to be No. 1. What I teach is to be as good as you can be. Use what you have and be as good as you can be. That's all you can do, anyway.

I tell them how what matters is becoming the best you can be at whatever you're doing.

Success is what you do with your ability. It's how you use your talent.

The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other.

Most people honestly want to do as well as they can in their lives.

Success is about having, excellence is about being. Success is about having money and fame, but excellence is being the best you can be.

Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.

Success, in a generally accepted sense of the term, means the opportunity to experience and to realize to the maximum the forces that are within us.

Goals enable you to do more for yourself and others, too.

Success is always something completely different to people. I feel like I've succeeded, if I'm doing something that makes me happy and I'm not lying to anybody.

No matter our age, circumstances, or abilities, each one of us can create something remarkable of his life.

I want to be successful, and I want to do good, but I also want to be myself.

I don't like to use the word 'legacy' because it sounds a bit like I'm full of myself, but I am trying to see how far I can take myself, how far I can push being the best in the world.

I want to get as good as I can possibly be.

For me, I already fought some of the best people there are. I already did, you know, what I need to do for me.

Earned success is the key to a positive, happy life.

It's not all about becoming an NBA player; sometimes it's about becoming your best self and making the biggest impact you can make.

What matters to me is that I get the most out of myself and my racing.

My ambition is to be the best I can be.

It's really important that people don't view success as a competition.

Winning isn't just about the material things you attain, it's about being your best in all you do.

It's important to be successful, and not just because there is competition, but also because it leads to better work for you.

There are some basic human needs that are the same. Everybody wants to succeed.

That's what it's all about. It doesn't matter if you climbed the Eiger's north face in two hours and forty-seven minutes or in two days. If it's your challenge, and you're happy with it, that's the most important thing.

...in my book success and winning are not always the same thing. To me, success is playing - or working - to the best of your ability.