Bill Shoemaker Quotes

If you're not ambitious, there's no point in playing football.

Every training session you take part in, you have to work very hard and train hard because there is no other way to get where you want to be - it's not a secret and not a magic formula - just hard work and application.

During the off-season when you see other people playing in the Super Bowl, you wonder, and you say to yourself, 'Are you ever gonna get there and see what it feels like?' And it pushes you a little bit harder during that off-season to work to try to get there the following year.

One thing I always tell people. If you want to be gold medalist, you partner one.

I think God has it written down for me, that without training and working hard you will never achieve desired results. All three times I have had to toil my way into the Olympics. Talking about pressure, well that is something you have to learn to deal with in sports.

The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves.

I am training 8-9 hours a day and will give my best shot for Rio.

Since I was 9 years old, I've been training to be a champion.

MMA, cricket, or anything, you cannot just coast. Every day, you have to wake up hungry.

As a footballer, if you work hard, then everything else falls into place.

I think everyone talks about talent. It's really one of the most overused terms. It comes down to, do you play, and do you win? Talent is one factor, but certainly not the only one.

People in athletics thrive on competition. That's what makes you better.

The people I've been around who've been successful - be it players, executives, coaches - there's no substitute for a hard day's work.

Whenever you play football, you will always have something to prove.

I'm the champion, and to stay ahead, I have to work harder.

I just care about winning and doing what I can while I'm on the floor.

I'm a competitor and work hard every day.

The playoffs bring the best out of people.

My coach told me, "Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there's always someone out there who's working just a little harder - if you take 150 practice shots, he's taking 200." And that drove me.

Excellence isn't achieved without inspiration and perspiration. You've got to have both.

Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition.

You're still going to win with preparation and dedication and plain old desire. If you don't have genuine desire, you won't be dedicated enough to prepare properly.

Ambition is important. Of course you can't get anywhere without talent, but there are a lot of talented people. To succeed, you have to be the most ambitious talented person.

I wanted to be a world champion.

I have so much respect for athletes like LeBron James. I get motivation from them because I know how many hours they put into it. It takes a lot of hard work and drive.