Giorgio Chiellini Quotes

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

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.

You don't have to have magic unicorn powers. You work at it, and you get better. It's like anything: You sit there and do it every day, and eventually you get good at it.

Talent is important, but how one develops and nurtures it is even more so.

There's mediocre jazz, mediocre salesmen, mediocre golfers. If you want to be good, you have to really hone your skills.

The more you practice and study, the better you are... so I still practice and study all the time.

It's not just about waking up and trying to be a star... It's practice, practice, practice.

You know, I was crap. But I had the commitment, and I had the understanding, that the basis of football is skill on the ball, and if you spend the time with it, you're gonna reap the rewards.

When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best.

I can't stress the importance of working hard enough, work on all aspects of your game. If you does that and you have the ability, you'll come through.

Perfecting your craft is one of the main keys in being successful.

I was at a basketball camp when I was a kid and the lecturer used basketball spinning to teach us a lesson on never being satisfied with what you've accomplished. The lecturer talked about how the game of basketball was about learning to control the ball through dribbling and passing and shooting.

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

I have always tried to improve myself in every practice session. When it comes to playing and preparation, I am as disciplined and dedicated as anyone else.

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

You can be talented, but having great talent isn't enough. You have to work every day or someone will pass you up.

I try to work hard each and every day to become a better player.

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

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

My dad told me, 'If you're going to go out there and play baseball, or you're going to play basketball or football, work hard at it no matter what. I want you to have fun with your buddies, but you have to put in the time because this is your craft.' He didn't just want me to be good. He pushed me to that next level.

You are born with the talent; then you work with it. You develop the right mentality.

Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence - natural ability notwithstanding.

You have to keep practicing, if you're really going to be good.

One thing you notice is, there's a lot of people with raw talent, and then there's people who take that talent and work hard.

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.