Marcus Smart Quotes

I think if you want to prove something to yourself and not fail there's only one choice and that's to work.

There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself.

I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.

I push myself to the limit.

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.

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.

One of the things Mother said to me, 'You want this, you're going to practice.' And I know how to practice.

A master's is a lot more work than my first degree, but I'm an athlete who knows what she wants. I made up my mind, and I'm determined that this is what I'm going to do.

I just push myself to work hard.

There are some key words that I have learned: the first ones are humility and determination; they are fundamental to reach certain levels. I want to continue like this, working hard without ever feeling satisfied.

I always wanted to get better, I always wanted to be the best, and I knew from a young age, so I kept putting in the hard work and kept training around the outside courts outside my house and it paid off.

If you want to make something of yourself, you have to just do it relentlessly.

I push myself as hard as I can every day so I can achieve my goals and so I feel I have nothing to regret later on after my career.

I just like to keep pushing myself and the sport.

My goal is always to get better every day. No one will ever outwork me. That's how it will always be for me. That will never change.

I had to know that for me to be successful in all aspects of my life, I have to work.

My path might not be the same as everyone else's, but I had to find a way. It's not by chance. It's not by coincidence. It's because I work hard for it... and I have to continue that to be successful.

From the very start of my career, it was clear to me that achievement was built on discipline.

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

I always knew I had to work hard.

I know how much more I need to do to be where I want.

The biggest thing for me is the passion that I've always had for hockey. I remember growing up, no matter what I did in life, my parents always told me to try to do my best at it and be my best. I can say going through different things that that passion is the most important part. It's not skills or talent or any of that stuff.

I'm not doing my work for constant success.

Whatever it is you're doing, whether it's your career or a particular focus, if you're trying to be the best you can possibly be, then you'll be putting that pressure on yourself.

I have a discipline that has served me very well in my career and in my personal life... and that's gotten stronger as I've gotten older. I've always felt if I don't just have a natural knack for it, I will just out-discipline the competition if I have to - work harder than anybody else.