Shani Davis Quotes

You've got to have dreams to keep you going.

Ambition is a very good quality to have. Ambition and the competitive spirit go hand in hand.

I just know what I want in life. I know what I want to achieve.

If you have a dream , don't waste your energies explaining why.

I never threw away that paper with my Grammy speech because I haven't hit the pinnacles I plan to reach.

Well, I always know what I want. And when you know what you want--you go toward it. Sometimes you go very fast, and sometimes only an inch a year. Perhaps you feel happier when you go fast. I don't know. I've forgotten the difference long ago, because it really doesn't matter, so long as you move.

In all the time that people have known me, has anyone ever heard me talk about the importance of rushing records or finishing with the most touchdowns? So if that's never been important to me, then why would that be a motivation to keep playing?

We need to keep hope alive and strive to do better.

I grew up believing that I could be the president of the United States. I was told I could be whatever I wanted.

A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions.

When the dream came into being, I always pursued it.

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than the one with all the facts.

Even though I am extremely blessed to have accomplished many of my goals at such a young age, I am still reaching, still striving.

We live because of the dreams.

I never lost my dreams in my 20s, and I know that sounds corny, but it's incredibly important to never let go of what you really want in your life.

Goals determine what you're going to be.

Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.

Never let your dreams go away.

I remember listening to 'Maniac' and running around and thinking I'm going to be somebody someday.

For me, I always try to make it to the final.

Ambition never comes to an end.

I am very driven by fame and success; I like to succeed at everything I do.

Follow your deepest dream, the one you had as a kid... but stay focused.

But if the vision is strong enough, and your goals are steady, and you believe, pretty soon you bring other people with you.

Ever since I was 7 years old, I wanted to be great.