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When I write a goal down - and I truly write them down - it becomes a part of me. That's a contract that I sign with myself to say, 'I don't care what happens - I'm going to stay on this path. I'm going to try and see this through; I'm going to give it my best shot, my best effort.'

— Gail Devers

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.

— Mia Hamm

As soon as I accomplish one goal, I replace it with another one. I try not to get too far ahead of myself. I just say to myself, 'All right, well, I'd like to headline a tour,' and then when I get there, we'll see what my next goal is.

— Taylor Swift

When you set a goal for yourself, you do what you need to.

— Johnny Van Zant

Goals give you a mark to shoot for and keep you motivated when you face adversity.

— Benjamin Watson

When I sit down to write, I don't have any real goals except to follow one good sentence with another... I'm not the kind of writer who has a map.

— Melissa Bank

As for goals, I don't set myself those anymore. I'm not one of these 'I must have achieved this and that by next year' kind of writers. I take things as they come and find that patience and persistence tend to win out in the end.

— Paul Kane

Just set yourself a goal and try and stick to it. Because you'll always end up better than where you started.

— Anthony Joshua

If you write something down on paper, it becomes an actual goal. Before you write it down, it's a thought, a dream that may or may not get done.

— Summer Sanders

I don't have a goal. I don't limit myself to a goal.

— Yoko Ono

✗Opposing Perspectives

Really, I'm never much of a goal-setter. Whenever I've tried to make big, solid plans, they don't happen. I'm more into whatever the circumstances are that present themselves, making wise decisions around that.

— Rose McIver