Achieving Greatness Quotes

The greater your dreams, the more terrible your nightmares.

Only a mediocre person is always at his best.

We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers.

The best revenge is massive success.

Great men are not born great, they grow great . . .

Plan for what is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is small. The difficult things in this world must be done while they are easy, the greatest things in the world must be done while they are still small. For this reason sages never do what is great, and this is why they achieve greatness.

Ordinary people are capable of doing extraordinary things, and that's what it's all about. They must count.

The big challenge is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming. You cannot believe what it does to the human spirit to maximize your human potential and stretch yourself to the limit.

Every memorable act in the history of the world is a triumph of enthusiasm. Nothing great was ever achieved without it because it gives any challenge or any occupation, no mater how frightening or difficult, a new meaning. Without enthusiasm you are doomed to a life of mediocrity but with it you can accomplish miracles

You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?

He that can work is born to be king of something.

Every great company, brand, career has been built in exactly the same way: bit by bit, step by step, little by little.

Winning and making history is something you can't buy. Me? I'm a guy who loves history. When I'm 60 or 70, I don't want to be remembered for the money I make. I want to be in the history books.

We all can't be famous but we can all be great and we become great when we serve others

Be great, make the best life for your family!

There is an old saying: a champion is someone who is willing to be uncomfortable.

The Past is to be respected and acknowledged, but not to be worshipped. It is our future in which we will find our greatness.

Black men, you were once great; you shall be great again. Lose not courage or faith, go forward.

The fact that you can even make a record and leave a document that you were here, that's nothing to sneeze at.

You might as well aim high. Why shoot yourself in the foot when you can shoot yourself in the head?

I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now.

Tonight, we can say with pride that, in America, there is no barrier too great and no ceiling too high to break.

Sometimes if you want to achieve something great, there will be curveballs. You just have to dodge them every once in a while.

God gave me all this; why waste the talent that he gave me? Why not go full throttle with it all and try to become in the class with the greatest players that ever played the game? That's just a great feeling.

When I say I want to become a legend, some people say it's pretentious. For me, it's a challenge. My desire, a dream. I'm not saying I'll get there, but it's what I want.