Quotes About Effort

I just got to be engaged on both sides of the floor.

When you are desperate to get someone who isn't all that interested in you, you lay siege as hard as you can.

No, I was never one of those positive people who believes he can have whatever he sets his sights on. I just kept working at it.

When I look at a lot of older stuff that I've written, I think one sign of amateur humor writing is when you see people trying too hard.

There's no extra significance on beating a certain player. It's kind of like golf. You're just out there playing, and whatever ends up happening ends up happening.

The prostheses do not run the race on their own: there is an athlete who does the work, and the prosthetics do not make a significant difference to the time.

So more than 8 million people lost their jobs. It's going to take a significant push on our part and time before that comes down. I don't anticipate it coming down rapidly.

I see every project I take on as significant, and I try to pour a lifetime of experience into it.

Like an author, a cricketer signs his name on every innings he bats or bowls in; indeed for every cricket ball that challenges him on the field.

There's no dollar signs involved when I'm playing football.

He was a silly guy. Out - do the other guy. That was his effort at all times.

Nobody cares about the bronze or silver medals.

Nothing's handed to you on a silver platter. Everything takes work, no matter how many records you put out.

Almost nothing is presented to you on a silver platter. You have to really work for it.

At Oracle, silver medal is first loser.

Nobody's going to give you everything on a silver tray. It's going to be difficult.

Two gold medals and two silver, I don't think is that bad... I think I still did a pretty good job.

For me, food and music are very similar in that you create, you spend a lot of time making something, and it only lasts a few seconds or a few minutes.

Here's a pro-tip: there's no such thing as a 'gym person.' There are just people who go to the gym. Similarly, there's no such thing as a 'productive person.' There are just people who do productive things fairly often.

It is possible to get a degree in Engineering by merely passing the exams and not really learning the concepts in depth, and also get a job based on that degree. Similarly, a cricketer can waste the opportunities in the nets and in training, and with some talent still play professional cricket.

When a film becomes a hit you can't take all the credit, and similarly when it doesn't do well you shouldn't worry.

There's no such thing as simple. Simple is hard.

What's seemingly a simple thing can actually be the hardest to achieve.

My mantra is simple: work gets you work, and good work gets you good work.