Self-improvement Quotes

"I’m reflective only in the sense that I learn to move forward. I reflect with a purpose." "When we are saying this cannot be accomplished, this cannot be done, then we are short-changing ourselves. My brain, it cannot process failure. It will not process failure. Because if I have to sit there and face myself and tell myself ‘you are a failure,’" "We can always kind of be average and do what’s normal. I’m not in this to do what’s normal." "It’s not about the number of hours you practice, it’s about the number of hours your mind is present during the practice." "If you want to be great at something, there’s a choice you have to make. What I mean by that is, there are inherent sacrifices that come along with that. Family time, hanging out with friends, being a great friend, being a great son, nephew, whatever the c" "Have a good time. Life is too short to get bogged down and be discouraged. You have to keep moving. You have to keep going. Put one foot in front of the other, smile, and just keep on rolling." "Be willing to sacrifice anything, but compromise nothing in your quest to be your best." "From the beginning, I wanted to be the best. I had a constant craving, a yearning, to improve and be the best." "There’s nothing truly to be afraid of, when you think about it, because I’ve failed before, and I woke up the next morning, and I’m okay." "I want to learn how to become the best basketball player in the world. And if I’m going to learn that, I gotta learn from the best. Kids go to school to be doctors or lawyers, so forth and so on and that’s where they study. My place to study is from the be" "I’m here. I’m not going anywhere. No matter what the injury—unless it’s completely debilitating—I’m going to be the same player I’ve always been. I’ll figure it out. I’ll make some tweaks, some changes, but I’m still coming." "Learn to love the hate. Embrace it. Enjoy it. You earned it. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and everyone should have one about you." "I wanna be the best, simple, and plain." "Education doesn’t just take place in stuffy classrooms and university buildings, it can happen everywhere, every day to every person." "I think it’s quite great to set yourself a big challenge, and then you’ve got another reason for keeping fit."