Jake Arrieta Quotes

Ever since I started skating, making the Olympic team was my ultimate dream. It's what has inspired and motivated me throughout my entire career.

You know, I don't only play for the record books.

I want to do my hard dives really well, I want to see what my true potential in this sport really is. I want to grasp that.

The only plan is trying to push myself the maximum to be the best player I can.

I've never been more motivated to be No. 1 in the world. I've never been more motivated to try to extend that lead from one to two. All the hard work that I've put into my game right now has paid off, but I've got to keep working hard to win as much as I can.

That's the thing with top players, the higher you go up, the more you want. You want to push your body, push your mind, push what you want to get out of that particular season.

That's what I work for every day: training and playing to the maximum, trying to do the best I can.

Part of being an athlete is constantly striving for more. We're looking for perfection in a world where that doesn't exist. No matter what we do and what we accomplish or how we perform, we're always looking at areas we can improve upon.

I need to motivate myself to work hard because only I can skate my program.

I just want to become the best player I can be.

I try to work hard each and every day to become a better player.

I have a goal to be the best player every time I touch that floor. Just be the best me.

I want to be a player that does everything he can to reach his ability, and I'll do that.

Every season, I want to be the best I can to be Africa's best player. I will do the best I can.

No disrespect to county cricket but when you're playing for England it is the ultimate, it is what has always driven me to push myself above and beyond.

I don't train to be an All-American. I train to be the best.

But Pete had the desire to play at the highest level for so many years. That is very difficult, mentally.

When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.

You know my dad pushed me to believe that I was going to be the best. I just never thought of life without tennis, even looking forward.

You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application.

How you looked was not important. It was what you did and how you did it. Decide to do it and then do it the best way you can.

If you're working, and you're not trying to be great, give up.

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.

I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.

I just want to try to ignore the scrutiny and all the distractions and just play hard basketball and let the best come... Improving game by game and trying to improve my game is what I want to do.