Goal Pursuit Quotes

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.

Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it

Between you and every goal that you wish to achieve, there is a series of obstacles, and the bigger the goal, the bigger the obstacles.

I haven't lost that quest and that thirst to do something great.

When you're raising a little kid, you tell that kid to go after their goals and their dreams. And you tell them to work as hard as anybody.

Set a goal, measure it, change if you need to, keep going after the goal.

Desire is the key to motivation, but it's the determination and commitment to unrelenting pursuit of your goal - a commitment to excellence - that will enable you to attain the success you seek.

There's something very powerful about going after what you want seriously.

I have confidence in how I've trained and prepared myself. I've dreamed about the Olympics for a long time, and it would be kind of silly and a waste to freak myself out.

Have confidence in who you are and don’t be afraid to go for what you really want in life.

Pursue your dreams but have a backup plan.

The story of the entrepreneur... is the story of forward progress, of pursuing one's dreams and goals no matter how outlandish they seem to others. The entrepreneur, like the pioneer, pushes boundaries in search of what's new, what's next. Sometimes, he brings the whole society with him, rushing forward together into a next phase of our communal human life.

Some dreams truly are 'impossible dreams.' However, many aren't. Knowing the difference is often one of the first steps to finding your element, because if you can see the chances of making a dream come true, you can also likely see the necessary next steps you need to take toward achieving it.

Use what you have to run toward your best - that's how I now live my life.

If we aren't actively pursuing what we want, we don't really want it.

Am I just chasing it because it's the hardest thing for me to get and I want to prove I can do it?

I don't want to be super serious but I want to have fun with my platform. I want to touch people, I want to be relatable and let girls know that you can go to college and still pursue what you want after that.

When I was younger, I'd get very invested in things. It's a hard lesson to learn, but you have to know that if you want to find gold, you've got to love the process of digging.

When I saw the 2010 Games and speed skating, I had a change of heart. I had always dreamed of being an Olympian, and something clicked inside of me. I knew I had to move to Salt Lake City and make this dream a reality.

The end is what you want and the means is how you get it.

You have to focus on what's important to you and go for it. But don't stab people in the back. It poisons your whole life if you're like that.

If you follow every dream, you might get lost.

When you have been working so hard to reach a specific goal and then you realise that ambition, it's not always easy to raise yourself for another objective.

When you have a dream, you have to follow and train hard.

You need to grab your dream out of the sky like it's a kite and pinch the string through your fingers until you reach the spool.