Saquon Barkley Quotes

I've always been a little kid compared to the guys I've competed against in terms of body development. I've always looked a lot younger, so naturally my body got a bit bigger and stronger. I combined that with a good work ethic, good mindset and focus.

Being a dancer or athlete of any type teaches you the fundamentals of discipline... and the ability to know you can grow.

That's one thing I pride myself on is working hard in the weight room, working hard in practice, trying to become a better player.

I grew up doing gymnastics. It requires discipline, eating right, getting sleep, lots of sacrifice. But the pros outweigh the sacrifice.

When I was competing, I trained between three and six hours a day, seven days a week.

Every little thing you do is going to add up and be the difference and contribute to your success. If you believe in that, it's going to make you want to get 1 percent better every day. Do that extra one rep in the weight room. Do that extra mental rep at practice. Stay a little longer because it's going to add up and be the difference.

I put in the work, got in the weight room and really worked hard and really built confidence within myself.

Hard work and training. There's no secret formula. I lift heavy, work hard and aim to be the best.

Training for the Olympics was a lifelong endeavor and took many years.

Without the lessons I learned in gymnastics, I would be crushed.

The majority of people who get in the sport of gymnastics do not go to the Olympics or get a Division 1 scholarship, but it doesn't mean that they can't get something positive from the sport.

My work ethic I learned at Miami High, and I have taken that with me.

How do you go from where you are to where you wanna be? And I think you have to have an enthusiasm for life. You have to have a dream, a goal. And you have to be willing to work for it.

I work extremely hard in the weight room, and also on the court to get better and make sure I keep my body in shape.

The whole reason I did a bodybuilding show was to see how far I could push my own discipline. It was the hardest thing I've ever done. When I made the switch to acting, I was able to break that down into small, measurable goals like I did with bodybuilding.

I may not be in the weight room as much as some guys, but I get my work done.

I'm still trying to improve. Everything I can do to improve every part of my game - I'm going to do it.

It's the philosophies of being an athlete that carry me today.

For my future growth, I'm going to keep working. I'm going to put everything I have in it, and I think everybody knows that that's just the type of person I am.

Being paid as a professional athlete didn't change how hard I was working because I'm always going to do that, whether it's the weight room or the film room.

I just do my work, try to do everything I can. I don't weigh in all offseason. I just try to get better, be in better position, be an athlete.

I try to work to improve myself every day and I try to do on the pitch what I do during the training sessions.

I have many aspects of my game I need to improve, and that's what I am focusing on. I prefer not to say what they are in public - for me, it's a secret, and I just want to work hard.

That's all I seek every practice and every game, to progress in some way, be coachable and try to be the best I can be for my teammates.

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