Quotes About Discipline

Everybody does the things that top people do occasionally. Top people do these things all of the time.

You are what you repeatedly do

Inactivity is the biggest sin in boxing.

You hit home runs not by chance, but by preparation.

I swam the race like I trained to swim it. It is not mathematical. I just let my body do it. It is a lot easier if you let your body do what it is trained for.

Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today.

One discipline always leads to another discipline.

In football as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigour and precision.

One must make the warrior walk his everyday walk.

Success at anything will always come down to this: focus & effort. And we control both.

Most of life is routine - dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.

I've always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous insane obsessiveness for practice and preparation.

Never give nor take an excuse.

The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

Workouts are like brushing my teeth; I don't think about them, I just do them. The decision has already been made.

The basis of self-discipline: Don't allow the edges to blur.

You don't run 26 miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secret recipe.

Most champions are built by punch the clock workouts rather than extraordinary efforts.

A champion pays an extra price to be better than anyone else.

Of course motivation is not permanent. But then, neither is bathing; but it is something you should do on a regular basis.

All top international athletes wake up in the morning feeling tired and go to bed feeling very tired.

What I do is prepare myself until I know I can do what I have to do.

Motivation is like taking a bath; If you stop doing it, you begin to stink!

Every single day I wake up and commit to myself to becoming a better player.