Quotes About Dedication

The tenth or eleventh repetition of Barbell Curls, while your biceps are screaming in agony, may be the only way to develop championship arms. This

The last three or four reps is what makes the muscle grow. This area of pain divides the champion from someone else who is not a champion. That's what most people lack, having the guts to go on and just say they'll go through the pain no matter what happens.

His answer to life was discipline. We had a strict routine that nothing could change:

I believed that the only way you become a leading man is by treating yourself like a leading man and working your ass off. If you don't believe in yourself, then how will anyone else believe in you?

To all the young MLB players, never give up on your goals. You can reach any destiny you desire.

If anything is worth trying at all, it's worth trying at least 10 times.

He's the most married man I ever saw in my life.

I know I earn less at my primary school than you do, but I don't have to work as hard at my primary school.

Enthusiasm moves the world.

Cicero believed three things about older age. First, that it should be dedicated to service, not goofing off. Second, our greatest gift later in life is wisdom, in which learning and thought create a worldview that can enrich others. Third, our natural ability at this point is counsel: mentoring, advising, and teaching others, in a way that does not amass worldly rewards of money, power, or prestige.

With little else, work is all that is left to the workaholic, reinforcing the cycle.

Is your "retirement plan" to go on and on without stopping?

You can say this, too, but you need to start chipping away

But to be constantly noticed, to achieve specialness, doesn't come cheap. Apart from a few reality TV stars and accidental celebrities, success is brutal work and takes sacrifices.

But the implication remained: good things come to those who wait—and work, and sacrifice, and maybe even suffer.

Not everyone would, but you would—I know this because no one reading this far into this book is a slacker about self-development. Well, your spiritual development is that important. You must make the time by scheduling your meditation, prayer, reading, and practice. Every day.

Consider J. S. Bach, whom we met earlier. He loved his work, and enjoyed his early success, but he knew what mattered most.

No matter how you find your passion, early on, pursue it with a white-hot flame, dedicating it to the good of the world.

Accept business only at a price permitting thoroughness. Then do a thorough job, regardless of cost to us.

I had a big 'New York Times' crossword puzzle phase.

Yeah, I could go rock on the back porch and do crossword puzzles - but I've got six kids, ages 9 to 16, and someone in the family should work. That's me.

Football is like a pyramid. It is easy to reach the top of the pyramid, but to stay there is the hardest part.

I got my qualification in accountancy, but now I prefer to concentrate on football.

When it comes to the qualifications that we should demand of our president, to start with, we need someone who will take the job seriously.