Mirai Nagasu Quotes

I didn't have time for talent shows and stuff like that. I was into books and studying real hard.

The two most important things in my life were academics and sports. I had to do my schoolwork first.

School for me has always been a really great balance with the skating.

It's a matter of priorities. Do you want to win, or would you like to sleep? Do you want to win, or would you like to take a day off?

Cricket isn't the be all and end all. That doesn't mean you put in less effort or don't try as hard. You put everything into it, but at the end of the day there are bigger and better things.

When I'm not training, I'm reading.

I'm focused on football; focused on my family right now.

I've got this thing with skating and school - to see how much I can accomplish.

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.

To meet my goals, I couldn't let up when I was playing tennis.

I didn't say I was that smart, I said I went to class and I enjoyed what I was doing.

I think the most rewarding part of the job, and I think most coaches would say it, is practice. If you have it, a very good practice in which you have 12 guys participate, and they can really get something out of it, lose themselves in practice.

I've always really just liked football, and I've always devoted a lot of time to it. When I was a kid, my friends would call me to go out with them, but I would stay home because I had practice the next day. I like going out, but you have to know when you can and when you can't.

Though teenagers are generally very interested in sports, they must realise that education is the most important thing in their lives. They must find the right balance.

Skating taught me to set a goal and to block out other things and just focus on this one thing.

I found going to school when I was modeling very grounding. It's really kept my perspective on bigger things in my life.

The students are kept so busy and are so fascinated by what they are doing that they have neither the time nor design for antics.

When you're young, you want to do everything. You want to go out and find girls; you want to have a drink - there are a lot of things you want to do. But if you want to make it to the top, there are a lot of things you can't do.

I'm a representative of what you can become if you work hard and you focus on your education.

My goals in football helped make me disciplined and focused in all areas of my life.

At home, our focus has always been academics and playing.

My only focus is on our games and my performances - they are the most important things.

I'm a student of the game.

I didn't make the most of school, but boxing has given me discipline.

In order to be successful at anything you choose to do, you must make a 100 percent commitment to what it is you are trying to do. If you put 50 percent of your ability into it, that is all that you will get out of it. You must discipline your body and your mind to work towards the goals you have set. Once you have made this decision, then the work begins.