Quotes About Effort

I think I gotta just keep working on knocking down shots and getting stronger.

It knocks the rust off, going against a guy like Kevin Love.

I guess glory just means, like, knowing that I did my best and I got as far as I could.

At the end of the day, that's all I hope for, is that I can sleep well at night knowing that I did everything that I could.

Whatever you see in games, Kobe demands more in practice.

From the level, both leagues are equal. You'll win no game easily. It's always a lot of work. This is true in La Liga as well as in the Bundesliga. You must always give all you have.

If you labor heavily upon a work of art, then part of what you are saying is, 'This is a heavy work of art.' If you happen to be trying to say something about lightness, then the art should be light as well.

There is no labor a person does that is undignified; if they do it right.

The great advantage to labor arising out of co-operative effort has been apparent to me for many years.

I'm not saying I didn't have a great 2008. I just made it a chore. I made it look laborious.

He who labours not, cannot enjoy the reward of labour.

Exams are not very hard. People find them hard because they don't work - it's just a matter of labour. Once you actually start doing it, it's like cracking eggs. You don't need to be smart. As everything is in life, it's about concentration.

People want to work, but they don't want to necessarily want to do labour.

I was determined that if I failed it wouldn't be due to lack of effort.

My block was due to two overlapping factors: laziness and lack of discipline.

I had a good career, but I still feel like I should have done more. It wasn't through a lack of trying. I just couldn't stay healthy.

Lo importante es el camino, no la meta. No se trata solo del logro de algo increíble. Se trata del propio hecho de hacerlo, día tras día, de tener la oportunidad de participar en algo verdaderamente increíble.

My mom used to say it doesn't matter how many kids you have... because one kid'll take up 100% of your time so more kids can't possibly take up more than 100% of your time.

Take them off!" I told him, grabbing the front of his jeans. "Take everything off!" "I'm trying!" "Try harder!

It's a mistake to do nothing just because you can only do a little.

I may not be perfect, but God knows I'm trying . . . and God knowing should count for something.

True love is the steadfast presence of your lover, the willingness to stick it out when things get rocky. It demonstrates love when no one else is looking. True love is wholly committed, costing the giver time and effort.

He is hard, frozen ice cream and I am a weak spoon. What I've learned is this: You don't get much ice cream for all the hard work you put in, and the spoon ends up bent.

each day after class lets out,each morning before it begins, i sit at the school piano and make my hands work. in spite of the pain, in spite of the stiffness and scars. i make my hands play piano.i have practiced my best piece over and over till my arms throb.