Achievement Metrics Quotes

Test scores aren't perfect, but having a test score for math or reading or other things that we can objectively measure is a meaningful component that makes a lot of sense.

Most people who end up being successful have good grades, but it's orthogonal - there's no extra information than if they put together a website and have bunch of fans who love coming and seeing what they're doing.

People are still programmed to think that if your child doesn't get straight As, get A-levels and go to a Russell Group university, that somehow they are not going to achieve in life. I think that's sad.

I think we need to care about the metrics of success in life, and I'm a pretty competitive person.

I think that if a player wants to be at the very top, he needs to win the Champions League and league titles. That's what makes the great players truly great.

I don't care that much about rankings, and that doesn't matter that much in the UFC, too.

Of course, success is a relative term. It can be something completely different from winning the German championship eight times or making millions.

I think about what I've accomplished and my career. I care about how many wins I have and whether I'm accomplishing my goals.

Getting straight A's for having lots of tests is not the same as getting A's on the tests. Weighing a malnourished dog every day doesn't make him any better.

It's true that if it's always going to be that if you win the World Cup or European Championship, you're a success, and if you don't, you're a failure, then you're bedding yourself for a lack of success because there aren't many coaches who have won those things, and there are thousands who haven't.