Robert Osborne Quotes

World records aren't broken in practice, and competitive environments and adversity are the birthplace of champions.

My whole life, I've been working really hard, and I can say I'm a grand slam champion.

I almost wrote my career off. I wasn't quite good enough and I thought that ship had sailed. But I carried on, won the World Under-21 Championship in 2003 and got the tour card.

The titles that I have won at a young age are a further inspiration to work hard to continue to be successful.

No matter what your current ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.

I been through some things but I worked hard to get to where I'm at.

No great achiever - even those who made it seem easy - ever succeeded without hard work.

It's great to watch someone get the most out of what they can do, whether they're a beautiful performer or just a really gritty performer. It's something to behold.

99.9% of the time, the people we see worked for it. People like Morgan Freeman and Harry Connick, Jr. work every day to continue the status that they have.

Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.

There's really no substitute for working hard. I think that's my biggest talent. There are always people who are funnier and more talented than I am, but I don't take anything for granted and I commit myself 100% to each of my roles.

I take my hat off to my friend, Mark Wahlberg, because I know that it took him a long time to make 'The Fighter', and he overcame a lot of obstacles to do it, and now the film is an unqualified success.

Without failure there is no sweetness in success. There's no understanding of it.

I've worked hard over the years, I've been injured and I've worked hard through it, and I've made it.

It's a great feat for me to have broken my world record.

The most rewarding things you do in life are often the ones that look like they cannot be done.

Be tenacious. Get as much stage time as possible.

I am proud of where I came from, and I am proud of what I've been able to achieve through hard work and perseverance. And I guarantee you that anyone who tries to say otherwise hasn't walked a day in my shoes.

Because you've done the horrible jobs, it gives you an even grittier determination to succeed.

From Fred Astaire I learned discipline and hard work.

I feel very fortunate. I feel like an Olympian. When I watch the Olympics, I cry because I have been through that journey.

I embraced, I think, the process of becoming No. 1 of the world, which was long and difficult, but it's sweeter in the end.

It is the combination of reasonable talent and the ability to keep going in the face of defeat that leads to success.

As far as talent goes, we had pretty much everything, and I think that's why this year was so successful.

I believe in persevering. If you persevere, success lies ahead of you.