James Wallace > Quotes

“Gates loved competing- and winning. Just as importantly, he hated losing. He thrived on competition, as long as he was playing or doing something he was good at, and relished opportunities to prove himself, physically and mentally.”
― James Wallace, Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire

“Even as a child Gates had an obsessive personality and a compulsive need to be the best. "Any school assignment, be it playing a musical instrument or writing papers, whatever, he would do at any or all hours of the day".”
― james wallace, Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire

“On one 50-mile summer hike, Gates demonstrated the persistence and tenacity that was to be his trademark later in life.”
― James Wallace, Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire

“As Gates had told the pastor that day in his house. "I can do anything I put my mind to".”
― James Wallace, Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire

“Trey Gate's maternal grandmother, Adelle Maxwell, was also an important influence on him, encouraging him to read as much as possible, pushing him to excel in all that he did, challenging him to use his mind. They played card games together frequently, especially games like Concentration that required mental agility.”
― James Wallace, Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire

“Everything Bill did, he did to the max, said Edmark. What he did always went well, well beyond everyone else.
Gifted children - those with IQs near or above the genius level- sometimes grow up to be socially inept, due to limited childhood interactions and experiences. Bill and Mary Gates were determined to see that that didn't happen to their son.”
― James Wallace, Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire