Floyd Mayweather Jr. Quotes

A lot of times, in the beginning of my career, I put pressure on myself just because I wanted to perform so well. I just wanted to be perfect.

People tell me being a perfectionist is a fault, but I find that's what drives me.

The only pressure I experience is the pressure I put on myself. I demand a lot from myself.

Everybody wants to be perfect.

And I deal with all that by being like a perfectionist. But that's okay.

I put more pressure on myself than anybody in this world.

Most of the pressure comes from myself, not from others. I don't need a manager or a pundit to put pressure on me. I do all that myself before others do it.

I'm never pleased with anything, I'm a perfectionist, it's part of who I am.

So, yeah, I can say I always set my expectations so high that I had a lot to live up to.

I am a perfectionist. It has always been this way.

When I grew up, the idea that I had to be the best at everything I do was put in my head by my mother. This is just how I am. I'm not just here participating.

I've always been hard on myself, so I expect so much out of myself that that pressure can be inspiring at time.

As women we try so hard to be perfect at everything, all the time. It's impossible.

I'm such a perfectionist and I want to do everything right, kick every goal, do everything perfectly, but that is not reality.

I want to be perfect at everything, knowing I'll never be perfect at it, but that's my goal.

I've always been a guy to put pressure on myself.

I don't think there's anybody that puts more pressure on himself than I do.

I'm never happy with my performances. I always want more and better for myself.

I put a lot of pressure on myself to be the best.

I don't want to do anything halfway. It has to be perfect.

Being a perfectionist is not an evil thing.

It's a tough thing-you get in a situation where you feel you have to be perfect all the time and it sucks.

People can live up to high standards, but they can't live up to perfection.

It grieves us to produce work that is not perfect.

If you're a perfectionist and you know you're about to do something at which you cannot be perfect, then that is daunting because you know what your heart is like and the way you approach your work.