Strive For Excellence.

Strive for Excellence in all things you do. Although these are footballs videos they can be used for sports, business and life. In Tom Brady’s Hall of Fame speech, the theme of “strive for excellence” was central to his message. He reflected on the journey that led him to this monumental achievement, emphasizing the importance of hard work, perseverance, and a relentless drive to be the best. Brady talked about how his career was shaped by the constant pursuit of improvement, not just as a player but as a person.

He acknowledged the doubt and criticism he faced early on, notably being a sixth-round draft pick, and how that motivated him to push beyond his limits. Striving for excellence, for Brady, wasn’t just about achieving greatness on the field, but also about the discipline, commitment, and mindset required to continuously elevate his game over two decades.

Tom Brady’s Hall of Fame Speech

Leave no Doubt- Remember the Titans.

Death Crawl – Facing the Giants.

Excellence Quotes

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.”
“Supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy’s resistance without fighting.” ~Sun Tzu
“If you truly expect to realize your dreams, abandon the need for blanket approval. If conforming to everyone’s expectations is the number one goal, you have sacrificed your uniqueness, and therefore your excellence.” ~Hope Solo
“Excellence, then, is a state concerned with choice, lying in a mean, relative to us, this being determined by reason and in the way in which the man of practical wisdom would determine it.” ~Aristotle
“Character is just another word for having a perfectly disciplined and educated will. A person can make his own character by blending these elements with an intense desire to achieve excellence. Everyone is different in what I will call magnitude, but the capacity to achieve character is still the same.” ~Vince Lombardi
“Desire is the key to motivation, but it’s determination and commitment to an unrelenting pursuit of your goal – a commitment to excellence – that will enable you to attain the success you seek.” ~Mario Andretti
“If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, ‘Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.” ~Martin Luther King Jr.