Apolo Ohno Quotes

Just wanting to play, I think that's my biggest attribute, just wanting to play through whatever I have to in order to go out and compete.

I'm ready for every single match every single day.

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

If you got anything to you at all as an athlete and a competitor, you don't care what the circumstances are. You still got competition.

If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.

I don't know whether it's the athlete in me or the passion I have for the game: I always think that I can step back on the field and play.

The key to anyone's success is staying with it!

I became more aggressive, more dedicated, more intense - taking it match by match, night by night - to literally crawl and scratch my way back to the top.

Every time I step on the court, I have to give my all.

I'm going to finish my runs hard, and I'm going to try to set the tone.

I'm going to try to go out and do my best, and I'm going to try and compete every play.

If what you are doing is worth doing, hang in there until it is done.

I want to run every race with a big heart.

Competing at the highest level is the greatest test of one's character.

Persistence is incredibly important. Persistence proves to the person you're trying to reach that you're passionate about something, that you really want something.

Plow through the weeds. Go to the auditions and go to the meetings and be on time. Stop looking to the left or the right. Keep your head down and keep moving.

What kept me going through all the years? More than anything, the love of and respect for competition. That's what it comes down to for me. That's why I do this.

You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.

We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough.

For aspiring actors out there, I would say stay focused and don't let anyone pull you away from your goals. Shoot for the stars so that if you ever fall short you can land on the clouds.

I can plod. I can persevere in any definite pursuit. To this I owe everything.

I believe you should give 100% on the court, so I chase every ball.

I think what endurance sports teach you is to stay dedicated, stay focused, and also to understand you're going to have ups and downs, but you need to keep running right through them.

Once you're in the game and it's a part of your life, you never want to leave it. But you have to be committed to be able to travel and do the things you need to do to be successful in whatever role you're doing.

That is an important part of my success. Another big part of my success is that I hated not to finish a race.