Alain de Botton Quotes

You can work hard to sharpen your talent, to get better at whatever it is that you do, and I think that's what it comes back to.

The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.

Everything that I tried to act in my life, I put in the time and effort to try and get better at it.

I've pursued dreams and achieved them, but I don't think anybody should think their life is incomplete if they don't follow some dream. Happiness doesn't come from achievements, or money, or any sort of treasure. Happiness is a frame of mind, not a destination. It's appreciating what you've got and building relationships with those around you.

The older I get, the more I believe in practice and work over natural talent and ability.

I'm comfortable with the life I have.

To become an able and successful man in any profession, three things are necessary, nature, study and practice.

I feel like I'm exactly where I should be.

I'm more liberated and happy than I've been my whole life. I'm just happy.

You find happiness where you find it.

If you want to be good at something, you really have to work at it every single day. You have to work hard at the things that are hard. Otherwise you are just treading water.

I'm pleased with my life, with the journey.

I'm never going to be the best skater, but I feel like I'm getting better.

For me, sometimes it's more important to perform well in training and know that I am improving rather than scoring in a game. It's doing the hard work, day in, day out.

I always learnt that to play well, you have to train hard, so every time I go on the training pitch, I try to give my best and to improve.

I just want to learn and try to be the best player I can be.

That's kind of how I see my workmanship: it's how many hours I put in that makes me better.

I don't think anything comes naturally; you just have to work very hard.

I worked hard to get stronger and better, and I'm really happy and satisfied.

Be honest and accept it if you do not have talent. And if you do, hone your skills.

I want to improve, I have to work hard at my skills.

I have no personal or professional regrets. I really don't.

I'm going to continue to get better at the line.

Nobody gets to be good at something without effort, no matter what your aptitude is.

I feel like I've been doing what I need to be doing to make me better at the game.