“Back in Romania, always I was struggling to compete with Vladislav Rastorotsky, the great Russian coach of Lyudmila Turishcheva. He was a powerful coach, internationally. I took him like the major challenge of my life, and pretty soon I'm beating him and we are pushing each other so hard, so fierce. But out of the arena, we are friends.” HardChallengesPowerfulStruggleMajorsCoachesPushingFierceArenaRomaniaPushing Each Other Author:Bela Karolyi
“The truth is, one can work for another ten years and be playing parts, pushing yourself as hard as you can, and you are still accused of that. You're still tainted with that brush. I'm not called Jude Law, I have three names; I'm called 'Hunk Jude Law'.” YearsStillsHardLawThreeNamesTruth IsTenPushingBrushesAccusedPush YourselfTaintedHunk Author:Jude Law
“Sleep and I do not have a good relationship. We have never been good friends. I am constantly chasing sleep and then pushing it away. A good night's sleep is my white whale. Like Ahab, I am also a total drama queen about it. I love to talk about how little sleep I get. I brag about it, as if it is a true indication of how hard I work.” IfsLittlesHardNightSleepWhiteDramaQueensPushingGood FriendChasingIndicationWhalesGood NightBragGood RelationshipPushing ItAhab Author:Amy Poehler
“Before 2010, I had a vision. I saw a family in my mind that I wanted to have. And I was pushing and driving hard for my picture, and then I realized everyone has their own journey. I have to support what they want to do. I have to support the vision that they have for themselves, not my vision. That was excruciating for me.” WantMindHardWantedVisionSupportSawsJourneyI RealizedDrivingPushing Author:Will Smith
“We have a high ceiling. We're still young. We're still learning coach's system and we're still learning how to play hard every night. I think that's been a bad habit of ours the last few years. It's a habit that's hard to shake, too. I think if we keep pushing, we'll be alright this season.” IfsThinkingYearsStillsHardPlayLastsYoungNightSportsHabitSeasonsCoachesShakesPushingEvery NightCeilingsAlrightBad HabitsPlay Hard Author:Andrew Bogut
“I really try hard to keep a good bead on the pulse of the team. Am I pushing the right buttons? When do I need to be harder on them? When do I need to have a little more fun with them? It's all about timing. The more I can do that the better chance we have for these guys to be hitting on all cylinders and reach their potential.” NeedsTryingLittlesI CanHardGuyFunCan DoChanceTeamHarderPushingTimingHittingButtonsPulseBeadsCylinders Author:Pete Lembo
“In the end all that matters is climbing and pushing your personal limits. No matter the grade, if you climb something that was hard for you, then that's sick.” IfsEndsMatterHardLimitsSickGradesClimbsPushingClimbingPersonal Limits Author:Jimmy Webb