Quotes About Effort

If you're dedicated, it's going to pay off.

An album takes a lot of work and energy and dedication to make.

There are no shortcut to losing weight. Just hard work and dedication, hard work and dedication.

I will act and give my best with all my dedication.

Everyone must remember that when you experience success, you should never leave behind the cause of it - which is effort and dedication.

The attempt and not the deed confounds us.

Always give everything for the team, always chase the ball, never accept defeat.

I'm not too complicated. I don't think I'm great on the eye. I work hard. I try to outwork defenders, and that's it.

You can't just score more points than last year without playing defense.

If we don't start playing better on defense, it's going to be hard. We can't just sit there and win shootouts.

I like to score when I can, but if I can't do that, I like to do the other things - defense, blocking, rebounding.

Defense is about will and effort and a certain toughness you have to have.

I know that if I am playing at an all-pro level, our defense is playing well.

Defense is gonna help me in particular and help my team, so that's what I've really focused on.

Defense was one thing I was really able to work at and get better.

I try to work on my defense every game, every practice.

I do what I can do to help my defense.

It's a conscious effort for me to be aggressive and take what the defense gives you.

I realize I have to continue to work on defense. I think a lot of people have to work on defense.

Defense is the thing we can control and bring every night. But I want to be great on both ends.

You don't have to think, you just have to play hard on defense.

On the defensive end, I have to do my job.

I feel like I can be a great defensive player when I put my mind to it for the whole game, not just half the game.

It's not just about your name. It's about what you do for your team and your value on the defensive end of the court. That's all that matters.