Jidenna Quotes

I had to play for a soccer team, I had to be an athlete, I had to make straight As. I was very hard on myself, and it paid off now.

I try to be best at everything I do.

For us, there is no such thing as failure. You can't miss a deadline; you can't come up short on an assignment. You have to perform, period.

There is a passion for perfection which you will rarely see fully developed; but you may note this fact, that in successful lives it is never wholly lacking.

My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let me know that school marks were important. Achievement was something which came by hard work.

It is only through raising expectations and striving for excellence that our children can reach their full potential.

I want to be the best, so whatever comes with that, I'll have to accept.

I think I always just want to get better at whatever I'm doing... Always strive for excellence.

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

High expectations are the key to everything.

My father's encouragement is what has brought me this far, because when I grew up I wanted to be like him, and I knew I had that ability to become an athlete. Being an Olympian is one of the greatest things, and being an Olympic gold medallist is one of the most prestigious titles in the world.

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.

There was no question that in our house doing well, doing it the right way, school, sports - there was an expectation. One of the things I've taken away from that is that I'm unafraid to expect a fair amount from people. It makes them so much better - you're doing them a disservice if you don't.

I always wanted to be the best and to get the most out of myself.

You can always argue you're never good enough until you win the Super Bowl. And even then, you're going to lose players, and you're not good enough then, either.

I always wanted to be the best I could be at whatever I did. I didn't want to be the number one golfer in the world. I just wanted to be as good as I could be. I work hard, I push myself hard, and I probably even expect too much of myself.

I'm very driven by what I do. I am certainly very competitive. I like people who represent the best at what they do, and if that turns you into a perfectionist, then maybe I am.

My parents really pushed me to excel in school. Education was always important to them, so it was important to me.

If I came home with a grade of A, my father would say, 'There must have been a lot of dummies in that class.'

I took care of business in the classroom and on the field.

Well, uh, I don't know another way than to work at the top level, which is what I do every day.

I always want to do the best I can.

I've been a guy who's never really been satisfied. Work hard, try to figure out ways to improve, try to figure out ways to sustain a certain level of play.

I've always wanted to be the best.

My parents gave us all a chance to accomplish our goals, and I was blessed with that - I was lucky with that - and I learnt at a very young age that anything less than my best wasn't acceptable.