Quotes About Excellence

Champions, no matter what's going on in their life or even in the gym, at the end of the day when it's time to do what they do best, they go in there and they block all that out. They block out all the noise, they block out all the ups and downs,and they do the job. And that's what I'm best at.

The beauty of football is you have to perform through ups and downs in a public form with a team and the discipline and the pushing through it and the preparation that it takes to be great - all of those things have served me well.

Every day, when I am working with my boys, I tell them as long as you put in your best efforts, I am there to back you. But the day I find your energy flagging on the field, the day I find you have not put in your best, that's when I will be really upset and sad.

The crown of creation.

Discipline helps you finish a job, and finishing is what separates excellent work from average work.

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart.

Don't join an easy crowd; you won't grow. Go where the expectations and the demands to perform are high.

If you do the bare minimum, expect bare minimum results. You want to be great, work to be great. Nothing just happens

If you train badly, you play badly. If you work like a beast in training, you play the same way.

There is no shortcut to perfection. All it takes is hard work, and more hard work.

Excellence is not an act but a habit. The things you do the most are the things you will do best.

If you love your work, you'll be out there every day trying to do it the best you possibly can, and pretty soon everybody around will catch the passion from you - like a fever.

Don't worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.

Hard work and training. There's no secret formula. I lift heavy, work hard and aim to be the best.

One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile.

Winning is what happens when commitment, desire, talent, preparation, hard work, and leadership all come together.

There's no substitute for hard work and effort beyond the call of duty. That is what strengthens the soul and ennobles one's character.

We'll continue to work hard to do a better job in every area going forward. I don't know where those little things will come from but we'll continue to be diligent on them.

Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work.

My coach told me, "Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there's always someone out there who's working just a little harder - if you take 150 practice shots, he's taking 200." And that drove me.

To be the best you have to work overtime.

If you want to be the best, baby, you've got to work harder than anybody else.

Hard work is not punishment. Hard work is the price of admission for the opportunity to reach sustained excellence

The American work ethic is something to be admired. Our workforce, regardless of position, works hard to produce the best product and serve customers to the best of their ability.