Rick Nielsen Quotes

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

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to out work thousands in front of nobody.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working.

I go out there and train as hard as anybody else.

I want my kids to have a good work ethic. I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it.

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.

Do the day's work.

I know only one way: work hard.

I'm very focused and working really hard in training every day.

Go to work every day, be the first one in and the last one to leave, and you'll know that you've done everything in your power to make your life better.

Nobody knows the hard work that goes in the morning before I do anything.

I don't really see myself as a talented player. I just like working hard, and working hard brings great achievements.

It's important for me to work hard and give 100 per cent in training to try to improve.

I think I have a really good work ethic.

I just try to work harder and harder every day to improve and get better and better.

Every training session you take part in, you have to work very hard and train hard because there is no other way to get where you want to be - it's not a secret and not a magic formula - just hard work and application.

I try to learn every day and train as hard as I can.

If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams.

Hard work breeds self-respect.

While others were out partying, I was training. While they were out dancing at the clubs, I was training... and training... and training.

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

When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.

The thing about dancing - what it taught me all those years - is it gives you an amazing sense of discipline in forcing yourself to do things that you know are good for you but you don't really want to do.

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