Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes

It is a grand thing to rise in the world. The ambition to do so is the very salt of the earth. It is the parent of all enterprise, and the cause of all improvement.

Without winners, there wouldn't even be any civilization.

People think that at the top there isn't much room. They tend to think of it as an Everest. My message is that there is tons of room at the top.

I guess I've never really been aggressive, although almost everybody else in show business fights and gouges and knees to get where they want to be.

I have beat them! I have beat all the Americans!

Being first doesn’t mean anything unless there is a second.

At Liverpool and England, it's about moving forward and going in the right direction, and you don't want to be left behind by any means.

People try to do better than other people. It's an incentive.

I'm trying to lead the pack. I'm trying to sprint.

I think anyone in life, everyone in the world, no matter what work they do, they should think of wanting to get on, to win, improve.

All I've got to say is I'm in the top 15, I'm not taking any backwards steps.

Everyone eventually matches or leapfrogs everyone else.

He who starts behind in the great race of life must forever remain behind or run faster than the man in front.

Couple years ago I was No. 7 and I ended up top. So I kind of like the position that I'm at right now. It's hot.

Men should press forward, in fame's glorious chase; Nobles look backward, and so lose the race.

I just want to be challenged. I want to be proud of what I do, and I want to learn new things and keep growing.

I always thought records were there to be broken.

We will move forward, we will move upward, and yes, we will move onward.

Once you achieve one goal, you should be looking forward to trying to build onto the next thing, and not just getting comfortable with what you're doing.

Progress is the attraction that moves humanity.

I don't want to be Babe Ruth. He was a great ballplayer. I'm not trying to replace him. The record is there and damn right I want to break it, but that isn't replacing Babe Ruth.

It's not enough that I should succeed - others should fail.

You have got to pay attention, you have got to study and you have to do your homework. You have to score higher than everybody else. Otherwise, there is always somebody there waiting to take your place.

I don't intend to stay around any longer than I feel I can be No. 1.

I get more ambitious every decade, and I am more ambitious today than ever before. I still love the game - and the thrill of the chase.