Performance Goals Quotes

To let somebody get 30 points on you, and you feel good because you got 35 on them, that's not good for me, you know what I'm saying? If I get 35, I want him to get 12 or 14 because that means I've done something. I've done my job. I went out there and played hard and did what I had to do.

If you're making money, and you've hit your targets for five years, you don't need to demand a new contract.

I wanted to be on Broadway, but in musical comedy.

For different roles, my condition and training and diet does alter. Depending on the role, it will really dictate the type of training I do.

For me, all I want to do is win. Whether I make a hundred tackles or one tackle, all I want to do is win and for the defense to perform well.

I like to make statements on the field.

When I used to play, the manager would tell us that you are as good as your last performance. That made all the players more hungry to finish strong.

I wish I'd done better for England. I only played three Tests and three One Day internationals. You have to take your chances and, for whatever reason, I didn't.

I want to be more than prepared for the game, for the preseason, for the season.

When I get in there, I'm not really worried about scoring. I'm just worried about playing as hard defense as I can play, making my opponent work, and then I know the offensive end will open up for me. I've been a scorer all my life, so that's what I try to pride myself on. It feels good.

I feel like you can dominate a game in so many ways. That's just always been my mindset, just play ball. Be a basketball player, and everything will fall into place.

I know as soon as a game is finished if I have done well. I don't need people to tell me. I want to achieve perfection.

The Olympics is not really about the sport, it's about the story behind the person. You keep the sport relatively simple to understand - let the fans understand that a takedown is 1 point, a turn is 2, a pin and the match is over. Keep it simple, and keep the story on the individual.

The Yankees don't pay me to win every day, just two out of three.

A while ago, I did a television adaptation of 'Bleak House,' and the character I played, as far as I was concerned, had no redeeming features whatsoever. I wasn't about to try to find any; I didn't need to.

I was in the tennis bubble. I wasn't thinking about the big picture. I didn't notice what they said on television, I wasn't reading any papers. I had a coach and a manager, and they kept me in the bubble.

I think my purpose was just to get out and sing. I love to sing. I wasn't even in it for the - you know, the prize. I was, like, 'Hey, man, I'm going to sing.'

I got as high as being ranked 7th at lightweight and I really believe this deep down to my bones that I was really only fighting to half my potential.

At most contests now, skaters are judged against themselves.

I like working, and I like the freedom where all that matters is my work.

I want each experience on the ice to be everything I have.

I plan on taking athletics as far as I can.

This whole quest to win the 2019 World Cup, that was my job when I was director of England cricket.

I think I just went into a system that was willing to utilize me and gave me opportunities and I felt fortunate to be able to go to Oakland and put the silver and black on. I wanted to prove to everybody that I could still play.

If a footballer goes on the pitch with the right mentality, he will perform well.