Antonio Villaraigosa Quotes

One of the greatest resources people cannot mobilize themselves is that they try to accomplish great things. Most worthwhile achievements are the result of many little things done in a single direction.

It's not like I have media out there when I'm training. I'm training the same. I'm putting in the same work.

Great success doesn't come in short periods of time.

I couldn't do everything in the first or second day; it took me years to be able to get to the achievement that I've had. I wasn't perfect from the beginning.

You have to keep trying to get better.

The key is to keep playing hard and the rest will take care of itself.

The hardest thing for me is to be patient and realize that it's not all going to happen right now. I just have to keep digging away, digging away. Just keep working on my game.

Just got to keep going out there and keep swinging. That's all I can really do. Getting work in, doing everything I can to get ready for the game.

It gets hard no matter what it is you're doing - school, work - the only way you're going to do it is if you stay consistent and focused.

If you work hard it's only a matter of time before things start to go right.

My game is getting better all the time. I'm consistently working hard, and I feel like I'm always doing the right things.

I just have to try to be patient, keep working hard and doing my best.

Success doesn't happen overnight.

There's always room to improve, so I'm going to continue to improve on defense, offense, being consistent and continuing to play hard.

You don't achieve success by "taking it easy" or "working on it later." You achieve it thru persistence and hard work.

There are no shortcuts. I approached practices the same way I approached games. You can't turn it on and off like a faucet. I couldn't dog it during practice and then, when I needed that extra push late in the game, expect it to be there. Very few people get anywhere by taking shortcuts.

Don’t look at other people and compare yourself. Just do the work. Because when the opportunity is there, you have to be ready. Make sure your craft is refined and you’re constantly working on it. Plow through the weeds. Go to the auditions and go to the meetings and be on time. Stop looking to the left or the right. Keep your head down and keep moving.

It's not about perfect. It's about effort. And when you bring that effort every single day, that's where transformation happens. That's how change occurs.

One must work, nothing but work, and one must have patience.

Persons with comparatively moderate powers will accomplish much, if they apply themselves wholly and indefatigably to one thing at a time.

Persistent work triumphs.

Everything valuable takes time, there are no overnight successes.

Progress takes time and discipline.

That's something I pride myself on, playing every single game.

I'm not going to change; I'm going to keep grinding. I'm going to do all I can to win.