Victor Cruz Quotes

Despite his NFL pedigree, Clay Matthews had to fight every step of the way to get to the NFL. Once there, he's had a unique appreciation of what it took to succeed.

In my second year in Los Angeles, when I was eighteen, I wasn't getting any bookings, so I stopped going out, stopped partying. It was a matter of getting to the work. I had to focus.

There's no escalators - there's only staircases to success. There is no substitute for hard work.

There's a big difference between where I came from and the NFL. Things like this don't happen to people from there often. It just took a lot of hard work and dedication, staying on the right path, believing in myself, and having an inner drive.

Every step of my career was hard work.

The road to success is long and up hill all the way

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

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

I take pride in working very hard. You need to understand that hard work doesn't instantly pay off. My career grew gradually and taught me a lesson every step of the way.

There is no royal road to a successful life, as there is no royal road to learning. It has got to be hard knocks, morning, noon, and night, and fixity of purpose.

When you reach the top, that's when the climb begins.

My family and I had to overcome a lot to get where we are today.

Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.

I was never a natural. I got there in the end because I did believe that if you work hard enough, then you can achieve a lot.

Everything in life is a fight. Everybody wants this microwavable life, and it doesn't work like that. I'm here to say, 'See what I went through? Look at me now.'

People have seen me at my best, but I don't think most of them know everything that it took to get me to where I am today.

A lot of youngsters want to be footballers and a lot dont make it. It is very difficult but if your education is good and you work hard and do everything the best way, then why not?

My career's been a bumpy road, but at the same time I think I am living proof that if you put enough work into things you decide more or less where you want to end up.

Nothing of great value in this life comes easily.

The secret to climbing up is to put your heart into your work.

Success is like anything worthwhile. It has a price. You have to pay the price to get to the point where success is possible.

For you to be successful, sacrifices must be made. It's better that they are made by others but failing that, you'll have to make them yourself.

The only limit to the height of your achievements is the reach of your dreams and your willingness to work hard for them.

Even after I got some recognition and success, I still had to work hard and prove myself.

And that's my point: all great things worth having require great sacrifice worth giving.