Hard Work Quotes

"A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals."

- Larry Bird

"Success is a result of consistent practice of winning skills and actions. There is nothing miraculous about the process. There is no luck involved."

- Bill Russell

"There’s a lot of blood, sweat, and guts between dreams and success."

- Paul "Bear" Bryant

"If you do the work, you get rewarded. There are no shortcuts in life."

- Michael Jordan

"For a small player to make it, he has to work twice as hard. If you have the talent and motivation to work at it, you can make it."

- Earl Boykins

"Spectacular achievements come from unspectacular preparation."

- Roger Staubach

"If things came easy, then everybody would be great at what they did, let’s face it."

- Mike Ditka

"The more you prepare beforehand, the more relaxed and creative and effective you’ll be when it counts."

- Bill Parcells

"The three great essentials to achieve anything worthwhile are: hard work, stick-to-itiveness, and common sense."

- Thomas Edison

"Discipline and constant work are the whetstones upon which the dull knife of talent is honed until it becomes sharp enough, hopefully, to cut through even the toughest meat and gristle."

- Stephen King

"A lot of the time in animation is spent getting the story right - that's something you can't rush."

- Jennifer Yuh Nelson

"Football is like life - it requires perserverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority."

- Vince Lombardi

"The average person puts only 25% of his energy into his work. The world takes off its hat to those who put in more than 50% of their capacity, and stands on its head for those few and far between souls who devote 100%."

- Andrew Carnegie

"It’s not about working harder or smarter. You have to do both. If the other person is working smart and you’re not, you will lose."

- Tom Abbott

"The difference between good and great is the extra effort you put in."

- Deion Sanders

"It doesn't matter who you are - if you dream big and if you work really hard, you can achieve unimaginable results, and that's really good for the nation."

- Sunil Chhetri

"Dream big work hard."

- Sheryl Swoopes

"I always say, 'To have a big dream requires the same effort as having a small dream. Dream big!'"

- Jorge Paulo Lemann

"Better to do a little well, then a great deal badly."

- Socrates

"I start early and I stay late, day after day, year after year, it took me 17 years and 114 days to become an overnight success."

- Lionel Messi

"Talent without working hard is nothing."

- Cristiano Ronaldo

"A winning shot is the result of countless hours of practice, sweat, and unwavering belief in yourself."

- Unknown

"Champions aren't born, they're made through sweat, sacrifice, and the refusal to quit."

- Unknown

"Basketball teaches us that with hard work, dedication, and the support of our friends, anything is possible."

- Unknown

"Championships are won in empty gyms, long before the crowds fill the stands. Put in the work when no one's watching."

- Unknown

"I do my best in every situation."

"Hard work always pays off. I will see the results of it every day."

"Leave everything on the field."

"Your hard work will pay off."

"Progress is built one practice at a time."