Quotes about Excellence

I want to be perceived as a guy who played his best in all facets, not just scoring. A guy who loved challenges.

They both believed that the enemy of better is best, and the tomb of the extra-ordinary is the ordinary.

Whenever we use our time to do things that neither release our potential nor help us progress toward the accomplishment of our purpose, we forfeit or delay the opportunity to reach the excellency and completion God intended for our lives.

There is real magic in enthusiasm. It spells the difference between mediocrity and accomplishment.

Virtue is what happens when wise and courageous choices have become second nature

The person who knows one thing and does it better than anyone else, even if it only be the art of raising lentils, receives the crown he merits. If he raises all his energy to that end, he is a benefactor of mankind and its rewarded as such.

The only certain means is to render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.

Today, and every day, deliver more than you are getting paid to do. The victory of success will be half won when you learn the secret of putting out more than is expected in all that you do. Make yourself so valuable in your work that eventually you will become indispensable. Exercise your privilege to go the extra mile, and enjoy all the rewards you receive. You deserve them!

Never neglect the little things. Never skimp on that extra effort, that additional few minutes, that soft word of praise or thanks, that delivery of the very best that you can do. It does not matter what others think, it is of prime importance, however, what you think about you. You can never do your best, which should always be your trademark, if you are cutting corners and shirking responsibilities. You are special. Act it. Never neglect the little things.

I won't accept anything less than the best a player's capable of doing... and he has the right to expect the best that I can do for him and the team!

Every pursuit is great when greatly pursued.

In other words, we are never freer than when we become most ourselves, most human, most just, most excellent, and the like.