Connor McDavid Quotes

Without training, I'm nothing. If I'm not training, I'm done. Any athlete, they have to train and they have to practice to win games. For sure. One hundred percent. You have to be training.

Most people get excited about games, but I've got to be excited about practice, because that's my classroom.

Yes, hard is good. When I was in high school, I spent a lot of time on my knees playing with balls. I guess it was only natural that I became a catcher.

I love to roller skate.

When I was young, I liked to spend hours and hours on the practice court.

It's been said that, while growing up, I ate meals with my skates on. It's true.

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

I loved being at the rink every day and training.

For me, practice and discipline are the magic words to become big in any sport, especially soccer.

I work hard in training to be ready.

As a cricketer you just can't sit at one place and do nothing.

The one way of getting better is by practising - both on and off the pitch.

You wonder how they do it and you look to see the knack You watch the foot in action, or the shoulder or the back, But when you spot the answer where the higher glamours lurk You'll find in moving higher up the laurel covered spire That most of it is practice and the rest of it is work.

It's about putting in the hours and going through the paces.

If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed?

A coach told my mum I had talent and I would make a very good skater.

No matter what I'm doing, I'm training. I'm training every day and I think that's something I won't lose - no matter what I do, no matter what event I'm at, I always find a way to train. It's just something that I love to do.

Progress comes to those who train and train; reliance on secret techniques will get you nowhere.

I begged my mom to let me start skating.

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training.

Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work. I had to put in the time to get back. And it was a grind. It meant training and sweating every day. But I was completely committed to working out to prove to myself that I still could do it.

In order to gain the respect of your players in the locker room, you can't just perform on Saturday. You have to do it consistently during practices, meetings, and in the weight room.

I practice a lot.

Having been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls give up to join forces and compete.

To be honest with you, I never looked at soccer as a sacrifice.