A Quote by Ben Askren

My main motivation is to prove I'm No. 1 in the world. — © Ben Askren
My main motivation is to prove I'm No. 1 in the world.

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My main motivation for staying in the spotlight at all is, I don't want to just be known for being involved in 'Playboy,' or having been Hugh Hefner's girlfriend - I hate that. I like to show I can do other things and take on other challenges. That's my main motivation.
Motivation remains key to the marathon: the motivation to begin; the motivation to continue; the motivation never to quit.
At the same time, it makes me feel like I have to prove myself to the new guys coming in as well as prove myself to the coaching staff, which is a good bit of motivation for me.
The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And along the way, lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.
I meet young artists and it becomes clear that with some the main motivation is getting a show in Chelsea. It strikes me that this is very different to the way it was for me, which was that I wanted to understand photography and the world and myself.
The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what? After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.
I think it's my motivation and my dedication to prove everyone wrong whenever they tell me I can't do something.
Don't worry about motivation. Motivation is fickle. It comes and goes. It is unreliable - and when you are counting on motivation to get your goals accomplished, you will likely fall short.
As far as I can tell, most actors' main motivation is self-doubt and neuroses.
Knowing the opportunity to win a championship here in Chicago, right now, that's the main motivation for me.
I always used the media - if people were having a go I could use it as motivation to prove them wrong.
That mentality that I have every year - that I have to prove myself to everyone that I'm a good player - that's the thing that keeps me going. That's my motivation.
As main protagonist, there's so much that you have to prove.
I think that that the main problem with a lot of social media stuff in terms of ratings is it's a very skewed motivation.
But it's always nice to get some compliments, and when you are in a hard situation, it gives you motivation to come back and to prove what the people are saying.
My main thing is to prove all the doubters wrong.
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