Suzuka Nakamoto Quotes

I never worked hard until I got to the Howard Law School and met Charlie Houston... I saw this man's dedication, his vision, his willingness to sacrifice, and I told myself, 'You either shape up or ship out.' When you are being challenged by a great human being, you know that you can't ship out.

I look at tennis as a bit of a platform to hopefully touch lives and encourage people.

A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.

I want to be challenged, I want to work, and I want to feel that I am not being held back, that there is something in front of me, something more inspiring than... just eating breakfast, you know?

Giving back, doing motivational speeches and stuff like that, that's always made me feel good. If you repeatedly go out there, and you are the change that you want to see, then that's what you are.

Basketball is one of those rare opportunities where you can make a difference, not only for yourself, but for other people as well.

Transformed people transform people.

In a battery, I strive to maximize electrical potential. When mentoring, I strive to maximize human potential.

Charlie would be so proud of what these young people are accomplishing today and, in true Charlie fashion, would encourage them to walk to the very edge of their comfort zone and then take another step.

All coaching is, is taking a player where he can't take himself.

As a leader, I am tough on myself and I raise the standard for everybody; however, I am very caring because I want people to excel at what they are doing so that they can aspire to be me in the future.

I always have someone to look up to, and I think it helps me with motivating myself.

Great men grow.

Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

Back in the day, what motivated me was overcoming myself. Now I believe in being a leader. I've done it all - I'm good. Now, it's about setting an example for others to follow. I can't just talk it - I have to live it.

Reese Witherspoon made me better. Just working with her, being with her, I learned so much. I want to be like her.

I want to be the best professional and the greatest role model I can be.

I want my students to outshine me.

I believe that leaders should inspire you to be more like them.

You need somebody to open your eyes, to tell you there's things that you can do, and I had that person in Brian Marwood. I think if I'm where I am today, it's because of him.

Before I became a leader, I thought success was all about building myself up. But then, once I became a leader, I realized that success is about building others up.

To bring out the best in someone, you really have to push them.

I'm trying to be the messenger for the people that pay attention to me. And those people I want to help inspire because a lot of people maybe think it's - they're too cool for school. That's all I can ever do.

Our chief want in life is somebody who will make us do what we can.

To succeed in life, we must stay within our strength zone but continually move outside our comfort zone.