Quotes On Excellence

Heart is what separates the good from the great.

Once you join the team, you live at a certain standard that I play the game and I wasn't going to take anything less. When people see this, they gonna say, "He wasn't really a nice guy. He may have been a tyrant." Well, that's you, because you never won anything. I wanted to win, but I wanted them to win and be a part of it as well.

There is no such thing as a perfect basketball player, and I don't believe there is only one greatest player either.

You have competition every day because you set such high standards for yourself that you have to go out every day and live up to that.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty and joy to accomplish humble tasks as though they were great and noble.

I'm intimidated by the fear of being average.

If you want to be the best in the world, you have to be willing to sacrifice everything.

Whatever you do, do it well.

Just do your best work — then try to trump it.

Do a good job. You don't have to worry about the money; it will take care of itself.

I have been up against tough competition all my life. I wouldn't know how to get along without it.

One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.