Lane Kiffin Quotes

We had hundreds of thousands of people all dedicated to doing the perfect job, and I think they did about as well as anyone could ever have expected.

All the great players you ask always expect greatness.

Demand excellence.

Success, however you judge what that even means, brings with it certain pressures.

We simply must do better.

I think that somehow I got the notion that I had to be successful, to be the best in the world.

If you demand the best, sometimes you get it.

I'm expecting the best John Thompson. I'd be a fool to expect anything less.

Sometimes, it doesn't matter if you're the world champ or not.

Of course it's not a normal thing to show a good performance every time.

Real Madrid demands the maximum. You have to win and please.

It was nice to have success in the SheBelieves Cup, but that just brings more pressure.

For us, there is no such thing as failure. You can't miss a deadline; you can't come up short on an assignment. You have to perform, period.

Don't thank me,' Mr. Curtain called as the door slid closed. 'Impress me!

I hope I can live up to the faith that has been put in me to do a good job.

Everyone's set the bar really high and expects me to be brilliant.

For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win Grand Slams and be No. 1.

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

As you get older you play in more important games and that is when you start thinking about what will happen if you win or lose.

The one thing you can't do when you're highly ranked is relax.

When they come here, what we are looking for them to do is step up to the plate, take responsibility and get the big innings, the centuries - or take a lead with the ball.

People judge you by the way you play in the playoffs.

Sometimes, success almost haunts you. You want to be the best at everything you do and know you have to work hard.

Having all eyes on me at all times is hard to deal with, but it's great. It feels like you've already accomplished something. It's already predetermined that you're going to do well.

If you want to achieve excellence, you can get there today. As of this second, quit doing less-than-excellent work.