"One does not always do the best there is. One does the best one can."
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"I don't go thinking I'm going to lose. I never go into a tournament thinking that. I'll do the best that I can."
"You can go out and try to do the best work that you can do within the context of what that is, but it's really gotta be about the work and what you're focusing on."
"You can only do the best you can in the minute that you're doing it."
"A lot of people have high expectations. I'm just going to do the best I can."
"You just have to smile and breathe. You do the best you can with what you have and that's it."
"If there was a template for success in sports, everyone would follow it. You do the best you can and trust the people you trust."
"We do the best we can with what we know, and when we know better, we do better."