Performance Driven Quotes

The mentality is always to win.

Don't get me wrong, Carter Smith is an insanely talented photographer, but as a director he approached it more from a story standpoint. He definitely had an interest in communicating the text and the characters first, and he allowed his cinematographer Darren Lew to really find the visuals - of course, he worked with him throughout the entire Jamie Marks Is Dead movie, it was a collaborative effort. While the movie is very visually beautiful, in my opinion, very visually striking, Carter was definitely approaching it from a performance standpoint first.

I play basketball to win a championship. That championship is everything to me. And that's what gets people to buy in to your brand - being a winner.

I've made a kind of pact with myself where I said, It doesn't matter what it is as long as I'm acting.

You lose with potential. You win with performance.

Once lay down the rule that the job comes first and you throw that job open to every individual, man or woman, fat or thin, tall or short, ugly or beautiful, who is able to do that job better than the rest of the world.

That's why I train the way I train. I don't like to lose.

If you're versatile, you can play many positions. You just got to go out there and perform.

There is nothing like getting a performance-oriented role.

I'm not out there to win a popularity contest. I'm out there to win basketball games.

I'm all about winning. I'm not about numbers.

I don't care about history; all I care about is winning.

I don't like to participate at anything and not finish first.

When I am at work, there is no need for me to deliver anything but results.

I have feelings, but not when it comes to basketball. I'm here to win. I'm not here to make friends.

It's the fastest who get paid and it's the fastest who get laid.

The person who does that role better than anyone else is the person who should get that role, regardless of their background or heritage.

It's not my job to be popular. I'm goal-driven; my job is to get results.

I'm not trying to win a popularity poll. I'm trying to win football games.

We're (also) looking for a good people person who is able to motivate others and get strong performances out of people.

Claude Rains was what we call an actor's actor. He was very involved with himself and his performance.

I don't go in there thinking about my family, friends, girlfriend, or my daughter. I want to prove to my coach that I'm the best. I don't care about anyone else.

My approach is going to be all about winning games. All the rest of that stuff will take care of itself.

At the end of the day, I play to win, and otherwise, I wouldn't be good at my job.

We are in a results business, so Stuart Pearce being a jolly old boy won't keep me in a job.