Quotes About Dedication

I want to be the first lady to land a quadruple jump in competition. As I grow older, I know that my skating style will develop and mature.

I've always had a great interest in sports that embody the values of commitment, hard work and teamwork - all values I strongly believe in.

Perseverance isn't just the willingness to work hard. It's that plus the willingness to be stubborn about your own belief in yourself.

I don't put anything in front of taking ski racing and sports seriously.

The best and fastest way to learn a sport is to watch and imitate a champion.

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training.

It doesn't matter how pretty you look it's how many runs you get.

When you step onto that field, you cannot concede a thing.

I'm not looking for starters, I'm looking for finishers.

I skated like it's a sport, went for everthing and just gave it my best shot. It turned out freat. I had nothing to lose. You might be the best in your heart, but not in other people's sight.

You visualize [pitches]. You see it in your head; you think it...I used to play every pitcher in my mind before I went to the ballpark. I started getting ready for ever game the moment I woke up.

Everyone should want to excel in life. You should never take the desire to excel away from the human race.

If I pass away one day, I am happy because I tried to do my best. My sport allowed me to do so much because it's the biggest sport in the world.

It was all I lived for, to play baseball.

The great thing about sports is you constantly have to prove yourself. You constantly have to go out there and do it, day in and day out.

As an Olympic champion gymnast, I have always stayed involved in my sport.

I love this game, I love this sport, I love this league. Why don't I get my own team? (English Premiership football club)

Cycling isn't a game, it's a sport. Tough, hard and unpitying, and it requires great sacrifices. One plays football, or tennis, or hockey. One doesn't play at cycling.

Once you pick up a skateboard, you'll find out that it's not a hobby, it's not a sport, it's a lifestyle.

Writing is like a sport - you only get better if you practice

I ain't ever had a job, I just always played baseball.

I run because it's my passion, and not just a sport.

I would never say one was more important or more gratifying than the next because there's a tremendous amount of work, as you know, that goes into winning a cup.

Not only in the creative world but also in the sports world. The most successful achievers in sports are people that are really driven and have that spirit of hunger.