Tony Dungy Quotes

You have to love the doing of what you're doing and not wait for the phone to ring.

Mine's a pretty simple strategy: there's not a lot of talent here, but there's a lot of hustle. I have to be in every place I can, and be busy.

I've always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous insane obsessiveness for practice and preparation.

I'm ambitious. But if I weren't as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity.

One needs more than ambition and talent to make a success of anything, really. There must be love and a vocation.

There are lots of people way more talented than me - but I work more, and I wanted it more. I never waited on anyone else.

We should learn to take genuine pride in a job well done and not expect praise for one simply carried out.

If you don't love what you're doing with unbridled passion and enthusiasm, you're not going to succeed when you hit obstacles.

Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key.

You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.

I didn't have any great talent. I didn't want to become a rock star or an author.

You just have to find that thing that's special about you that distinguishes you from all the others, and through true talent, hard work, and passion, anything can happen.

I've worked with Bette Davis, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda. Here's the thing they all have in common: They all, even in their 70s, worked a little harder than everyone else.

We can't all be Lionel Messi, even if we want to.

Like, even going to Duke Ellington School of the Arts, like, they slept on me. I think they thought I was talented, but for whatever reason, they didn't want to give me a lot of solos or any type of just love like that. But I don't know. I think that's what encouraged me to grind so hard.

Salah is a tough guy. Always calm and strong, with the mentality of a hard worker. I'll never forget his training sessions: very high rhythm, pushed like a madman, you watched him in amazement.

At my ashram, people work long hours joyfully because they are inspired. When people are involved and joyfully doing something, they usually turn out ten times more and do more than what they would normally do as a duty.

Extreme people combine brilliance and talent with an insane work ethic.

I like Kehlani a lot because she's on her grind; she does everything herself. She's writing her own music and, you know, putting all the vocals together, and she's just dope. She just reminds me a lot of me.

I'm not as talented as others, but I have a determination and will that enable me to work a lot harder than anyone else.

There's so much pressure, but I think if you really love it, if you truly love it, and it's your passion to sing, then that's what will get through. I think if you don't have that, you'll realise quickly.

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

I believe if you are sincere with your work and you are good at it, then your identity will be created by default.

It's never just about talent, it's about a lot more than that.

I feel like an eagle eye when I watch my fellow talent because I believe in grass roots, putting 100 percent in when the camera is on or not on.