Quotes About Effort

I call myself the world's best faker. It was hard to get piano lessons, it was hard to dedicate myself into reading the music, but it doesn't stop me from touching the keys.

I don't focus on the scale. I focus on doing my job. The team staff and the program I've been working on, they've been touching on that, but I don't focus on the scale.

When you've got guys touching the ball on the offensive end, they're really into the defensive end.

Playing someone difficult is tough and can be discouraging, but if you beat them the payoff is huge!

You know, it's just tough to get together and do work with somebody.

It's a tough world out there and all the guys are fighting hard and the competition is really tough.

The greatest compliment a coach can get from another coach around the league is, 'Hey, your guys play hard. They're tough.'

Every draw's a tough draw.

During a packed season, maintaining fitness becomes tough because you can't put too much effort into it. You're constantly monitoring workloads.

As tough an idea as it often is to stomach, the best way to thrive in a world that requires grunt work is to stop seeing it as grunt work.

Making an easy song is very tough.

'ABCD' is an out-and-out dance film. I also dance in the film. I must say you would see better dancers than me in this film. It was very tough for me to match their steps.

We've gotten through a lot of tough times, and we're going to keep working to make them better. I wish the record was better.

The tougher the job, the greater the reward.

One of the most important things that teachers teach students is you, you can work harder. You are mentally tougher than you think.

I've been in this position many times and I know it's these so-called easy fights that can be harder than the toughest ones.

Promotions are insane! It's the toughest part about making a movie, for us actors at least.

I genuinely like to make people laugh. It is one of the toughest things to do.

I still felt we had some really good music on that record, but it's a shame that we couldn't make it better. And the tour was a total mess. We just had no life, no energy, and I felt we were going through the motions.

I've been out with lots of other artists opening for them on tour, and you just learn that none of their success came easy - it was all hard work for them, and you have to buckle down and get ready for the hard work yourself, too.

I've seen how much effort has to go into a tour, the performance and also how to look after yourself, not just physically, but mentally too.

Touring takes a lot of work, a lot of preparation.

You have to put in the extra hours away from the tournament. There's no other option.

You still have to go perform; it doesn't matter what the tournament is.