Quotes About Discipline

When you think of fighting, you think of the work that you put in at the gym. Well, recovery is part of that work process.

I don't go out drinking and stuff like that. My friends say 'Just have one drink, JD.' I say 'What's the point?' I'll go to a club and have a Red Bull, get my buzz. And the next day I feel cool. It's discipline, not just with drinking but a lot of things in life. You've just got to look at the bigger picture.

When I was competing, I cut out red meat but only because I felt it took too long to digest, so I stuck to chicken and fish.

When I was a kid, I got sent off for head-butting a referee: I ran 50m to argue a decision, I was shown a red card, and I head-butted him. I'm really not proud of that.

I try to get most of my stuff in so during the week everything is kind of laid out and I understand why our coaches are calling certain defenses, what the game plan looks like in reference to what the other team is doing.

I've always referred to my father as 'my coach' because we were always able to separate our relationship into the roles of coach and parent.

It's just about working on everything, perfecting everything, like my 3-point shot or ball handling.

I'd just shoot until I got tired. I wanted to improve my outside shooting and my ball handling. I wanted to improve everything.

Learning how to put someone in an arm lock without breaking their arm... It's quite handy isn't it?

You can't get anything done hanging out all day long.

I'm pretty focused on my career, and if it comes down to hanging out with somebody or learning my lines, it's gonna be learning my lines.

Cristiano Ronaldo works very hard, day by day, hour by hour, for his success.

People think the training is the hard part, it's not really. That's fun, I can get loose and do what I want to do. I only get to train for a few hours, maybe during the day.

Basic training was hard, but I made it - because I wanted to be the best me. Sometimes you have to learn that being the best you is being the second best you. I learned the hard way that the army doesn't want people who always come first. Otherwise, there would be only one person in the army.

When I came into the league trying to party and having too much of a good time, I found out the hard way how it affected my performance.

Nothing beats hard work.

Boxing is all hard work. I don't care what level you're on.

Hard work eliminates fear. That's how I think.

I'm a watch guy - to me, they symbolize hard work and determination.

Hard work beats talent, and I live by that.

Like basketball, fashion is hard work.

Hard work and sacrifice can get you a long way.

I believe in hard work. I think that everything flows out of that.

Success for an athlete follows many years of hard work and dedication.