In England, when an athlete gets to the top, we do our best to destroy him.

Derbies are always difficult to play because you have to handle the pressure. There’s no advantage or disadvantage for either side.

In inner-city, low-income communities of color, there’s such a high correlation in terms of educational quality and success.

If my edge is dull, my sword is dull, and I don’t want to fight another guy whose sword is dull. If you’ve got two steel swords going back and forth hitting each other, what’s gonna happen? Both of them are going to get sharper. Everybody that’s in the industry has lost their edge.

Nobody likes to fail. I want to succeed in everything I do, which isn’t much. But the things that I’m really passionate about, if I fail at those, if I’m not successful, what do I have?

I used to rush home to see ‚Match Of The Day.‘ Whatever I was doing, I wouldn’t miss it.

Fortunately for a quarterback, you can play for a long time because you don’t get hit very often.

Hollywood is a place where they’ll pay you a thousand dollars for a kiss and fifty cents for your soul.

No crime is so great as daring to excel.

If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.

Who in their infinite wisdom decreed that Little League uniforms be white? Certainly not a mother.

The basic thing nobody asks is why do people take drugs of any sort? Why do we have these accessories to normal living to live? I mean, is there something wrong with society that’s making us so pressurized, that we cannot live without guarding ourselves against it?

The first step on the way to victory is to recognize the enemy.

It is folly for an eminent man to think of escaping censure, and a weakness to be affected with it. All the illustrious persons of antiquity, and indeed of every age in the world, have passed through this fiery persecution.

Well, I mean, to me, I think my ultimate – my ultimate goal is winning championships and – and I understand that me going down as one of the greats will not happen until I, you know, win a championship.

All ballplayers should quit when it starts to feel as if all the baselines run uphill.

At first, I was called a quack, a charlatan, and worse, year after year, in Australia, England and the United States, by men who simply refused to believe that a nurse from ‚the bush‘ could devise a treatment which succeeded where they had failed.

I don’t know what drives me to succeed.

Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

Beware of endeavoring to become a great man in a hurry. One such attempt in ten thousand may succeed. These are fearful odds.

All very successful commanders are prima donnas and must be so treated.

For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well as for industries.

Keeping score is for games, not friendships.

Success does not consist in never making mistakes but in never making the same one a second time.

If a small-town boy like me who bagged groceries was able to make his dreams come true, you can too.

The problem with EMMA is that it is cost prohibitive for the small investors who were supposed to benefit from the new transparency.

No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.

I’ve never gone into business to make money. Every Virgin product and service has been made into a reality to make a positive difference in people’s lives. And by focusing on the happiness of our customers, we have been able to build a successful group of companies.

The one who adapts his policy to the times prospers, and likewise that the one whose policy clashes with the demands of the times does not.

Fun is one of the most important – and underrated – ingredients in any successful venture. If you’re not having fun, then it’s probably time to call it quits and try something else.

It’s rule number one, really – beating your teammate.

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

It never bothered me when people would say, ‚You only win championships because you’re playing with Shaq.‘ It bothered me when he said it.

What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.

I’m not a star. I don’t feel I’m so great. So how can I make you feel great just because you’ve got my signature on a piece of paper?

As an artist, as a brand, as a rapper, as a musician, you know you got a window and a lot of people, even an athlete; they don’t have no exit strategy. It’s just living in the false reality that it’s going to be like this forever.

The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.

All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.

An ass may bray a good while before he shakes the stars down.

A lot of people are focused on taking over the world or doing the biggest thing and getting the most users. I think part of making a difference and doing something cool is focusing intensely.

I see myself as the best footballer in the world. If you don’t believe you are the best, then you will never achieve all that you are capable of.

People in Latin America… love America from afar and emulate America in some ways but also hate a lot of things that America does to them.

Be the hunter, not the hunted.

I wanted to sell a million records, and I sold a million records. I wanted to go platinum; I went platinum. I’ve been working nonstop since I was 15. I don’t even know how to chill out.

Great men, unknown to their generation, have their fame among the great who have preceded them, and all true worldly fame subsides from their high estimate beyond the stars.

I’ve had a lot of success; I’ve had failures, so I learn from the failure.

Of course, I do everything for money.

I’m a pretty good winner. I’m a terrible loser. And I rub it in pretty good when I win.

I’m the same kid who used to hop the trains with headphones and just go to downtown Manhattan, walk around and listen to music or walk through the city. The fame restricts that. It’s a small complaint in comparison to the benefits I get from it, but the restrictive part is what I don’t like – and the fact that it’s not reversible.

Oh, I can’t play soccer, and I’m not a great swimmer. I won’t drown, but you won’t see me doing laps in a pool.

I’m much more comfortable and confident running out on the field in front of 70,000 people instead of standing in front of a camera trying to say some lines. The people who do that as a profession are very talented because it’s certainly not easy.

Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.

I get naturally uncomfortable when I’m put under a magnifying glass.

I was a very average player and became a trainer in Germany with a special club.

Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.

The man who is intent on making the most of his opportunities is too busy to bother about luck.

When I was playing, there were always lots of teams in contention for the league – Arsenal, Manchester City, Liverpool, Leeds. Every week was a big game and a big battle.

I just want to do well with the national team.

I just hope people don’t get sick of us. I’m sick of us and I’m in Destiny’s Child.

My drive is other people’s success.

Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.