Koichi Tanaka Quotes

Nothing stops the man who desires to achieve. Every obstacle is simply a course to develop his achievement muscle. It's a strengthening of his powers of accomplishment.

To succeed in life in today's world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job.

I was only 24 then, but 18 of those 24 years had been dedicated to wanting to get to that moment.

If you want something hard enough, it just gets done.

I love going after what I want and not stopping till I get it.

I guess you can say that my unwillingness to accept failure is what drives my success.

As long as I keep working hard, the sky will be the limit.

I've accomplished a lot at a young age. It's all because of the hard work that I've put in for my entire life.

Sport has made me realise that you have to be stubborn and to persevere to get the results. It might take longer in politics, but once you have the right goal and desire, you will reach it.

I always wanted to be a winner, to score goals. There was no massive bravery in terms of my mum passing away and stepping up. I just wanted to score. I know everyone would have given me a pass on it if I hadn't taken it. But I'd have had the hump with myself if I'd shirked it.

Believe in your dreams and work hard for them.

I've always thought of myself as a woman who works hard, believes in herself, and wants to accomplish as much as possible.

Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence.

An All-American is an ordinary person with an extraordinary desire to excel. You don't get to the top of the mountain by just dreaming. It's nice to dream. But it's the work ethic and pride that makes you get to that mountain top and that level of success.

You really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being diligent, you can achieve success.

Ambition may be defined as the willingness to receive any number of hits on the nose.

If your determination is fixed, I do not counsel you to despair. Few things are impossible to diligence and skill. Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

I was always fiercely determined and driven to succeed.

It always seems impossible until its done.

Always I was dreaming of a record contract. From 10 to 13, it was all I could think of. I worked hard for this dream. Nobody could say I didn't try.

I had gained so much confidence through my college achievements that I wanted to tackle the world.

I'm proud of my triumphs. I've dreamed of being world champion, I've had some difficult times and they've made me value the good times.

I'm very specific and ambitious in plotting out my goals and never take no for an answer - so it's not like things just fall in my lap.

I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.

I like to see a driven kid: somebody who wants to come from the ground up. I love to see somebody who wants to be the best they can be.