Quotes About Dedication

The most overrated thing is that you're a good defensive team because of your coaching. No. You're a good defensive team because you care and because it's important to you.

There's lots of charity stuff that I can do. There are actually a million things to do here, but it would be very hard for me to stop going overseas, because I've been doing that for longer than I've been playing in the WNBA.

Every day, people serve their neighbors and our nation in many different ways, from helping a child learn and easing the loneliness of those without a family to defending our freedom overseas. It is in this spirit of dedication to others and to our country that I believe service should be broadly and deeply encouraged.

Once I went overseas and had this real motivation to get back, I was willing to do whatever it took to stick in this league, and that's what I did.

I never have the plan to overtake boxing. I love boxing; I came from boxing.

Coach Staley definitely had me doing overtime. It has been fun, though, man.

I'm overwhelmed by and in awe of the work that I do. I adore my work. I live to work.

There are a lot of things people are calling me, and I'm overwhelmed. I have a lot of gratitude, but I just want to keep doing what I'm in love with, which is acting.

Quality is free, but only for those are willing to pay heavily for it.

It's just as hard... staying happily married as it is doing movies.

I wanted my dad to be proud of me, and I fell into acting because there wasn't anything else I could do, and in it I found a discipline that I wanted to keep coming back to, that I love and I learn about every day.

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No one limits your growth but you. If you want to earn more, learn more. That means you´ll work harder for a while; that means you'll work longer for a while. But you'll be paid for your extra effort with enhanced earnings down the road

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure." ~ Colin Powell

When you're uncomfortable with the words you're using, it becomes obvious to your listeners. When they recognize your discomfort, their defenses are likely to go up making the continuation of the conversation or sales process more challenging than when you are comfortable with what you're saying. This is where dedication to your craft becomes very important.

Their ultimate "strokes of genius" don't come about because they succeed more often than other people—they just do more, period.

The quality of a man's life is in direct proportion to his commitment to excellence.

The studies, Jeremy, I said. The studies, the studies, the studies.

If it falls to your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep the streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, like Shakespeare wrote poetry, like Beethoven composed music; sweep streets so well that all the host of Heaven and earth will have to pause and say, "Here lived a great street sweeper, who swept his job well."1 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom must, like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.

I didn't come to Hollywood to drink or get high, and I don't want to be considered a cool actor - I want to be a great actor.

If you want to improve in chess," wrote Ericsson, "you don't do it by playing chess. You do it with solitary study of the grandmasters' games.

The road to success is not easy to navigate, but with hard work, drive, and passion, it's possible to achieve the American dream

The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in determination.