The only yardstick for success our society has is being a champion. No one remembers anything else.

Elegance is not a dispensable luxury but a factor that decides between success and failure.

I used to think that losing made you more hungry and determined but after my success at the Olympics and the U.S. Open I realise that winning is the biggest motivation.

I don't like Tommy on Broadway at all. I like the music, I'm pleased with Pete's success but I don't like what they've done to it.

Picture yourself vividly as winning, and that alone will contribute immeasurably to success.

My overnight success was really 15 years in the making. I'd been writing songs since I was 6 and playing in bands and performing since I was 14.

You should put time into learning your craft. It seems like people want success so quickly, way before they're ready.

In hindsight, I slid into arrogance based upon past success.

If you come into success too soon, you'll burn out and be finished before you know it. If you let the maturation process happen naturally, you'll be happier with yourself in the end.

I'm a mum, so my wardrobe consists of sweaters and jeans. As long as I don't leave the house forgetting my jeans, I count that as a fashion success.