Quotes About Discipline

From getting good grades when I was growing up to finishing college to respecting my elders to the discipline that I have - everything can go back to martial arts.

When you're an athlete and you play every day and are conditioning yourself every year, the aging is gradual.

I was going to college on a full scholarship. I graduated summa cum laude. I was always on the dean's list. I was never a kid that started any kind of trouble.

I work every day until I do not have more to say. I learned from Graham Greene that a very good way is to stop work in the middle of a sentence. Then you know exactly how to continue the day after.

I grew up with a marine grandfather. I was never allowed to say 'can't' or 'no', and I was never allowed to back down.

Some of the best kids I coach were raised by a grandmother who was so firm that they understood.

The reason behind Hrithik being the best dancer is that he never takes his work for granted.

I still remember how my father used to wake me up at 4 A.M. and make me study. He also used to take me for a walk and then always dropped me to school. I was very disciplined, as my father inculcated those values in me. Now that my father is no more, I understand that you should not take your parents for granted.

You've got to put the work in every week. You can't take anything for granted.

I love judo. I love grappling. I love jiu-jitsu.

I wrestled in high school, so I actually have a bit of a base in grappling.

I'm really grateful for my dancers' discipline.

When my writing career took off, it was pretty easy to keep my ego in check because old-school martial arts isn't about ego gratification. It's about maintaining a balanced view of the world and your place in it.

Jiu jitsu is a great art for self-defense. But jiu jitsu alone won't get you to a world championship in the UFC or even a winning record sometimes.

Meek is a great artist and he's very focused.

I think my gymnastic background helped a great deal with my agility when I took up football seriously.

I gave this sport a great deal. From the training to the competition to the more training.

You have to do more than the coaches ask you, or you'll never be a great player in this league.

I have a great respect for people that write. I don't know how they do it every day... or do novels that they have to use their minds instead of just their memories. It's tough duty.

You can be talented, but having great talent isn't enough. You have to work every day or someone will pass you up.

It was a great time, and I liked the guys. I liked getting up every morning and being a cop.

Attending Seattle Central was an awesome experience - it taught me a lot about discipline in a great way.

A well governed appetite is the greater part of liberty.

Ballet dancers are among the greatest living athletes.