Rory McIlroy 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 make something of yourself, you have to just do it relentlessly.

Hard work is the only way to go. Strive to be the best you can be and remember that when you try your best, you can't ask any more from yourself, and people can't ask any more from you.

The road to success is through commitment.

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

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

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.

I've worked too hard and too long to let anything stand in the way of my goals. I will not let my teammates down and I will not let myself down.

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

I try to do my best.

One of my biggest influences of all time would probably be one of my soccer coaches, Coach Darlington, from high school. He was always trying to get me to push myself really hard. No excuses. I always hated him, but it paid off. I think that's what life is all about... when you push through the hard stuff and it pays off.

I wasn't good at football when I was young but I made myself get good at football because of my mentality.

I'm a firm believer that you can only get better by working hard.

Work hard. Through determination and self-focus and discipline, you can accomplish anything.

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

Push yourself every single day to continue to work at yourself. And I feel like that's the reason why I made it.

Winning is, of course, rewarding; who doesn't enjoy winning? But for me, it's about more than just winning: it's about knowing I'm putting in the day-to-day work to get a little bit better every time.

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

I have to keep pushing and keep striving, and also keep being me on the field.

If I started something, I had to finish. Like with violin. I started when I was seven only because my best mate wanted to. I hated it and wanted to quit, but Dad made me continue, and I got to grade seven. My parents said I had to know the value of stuff and work for stuff.

Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.

SELF-DISCIPLINE, more than any other personal quality I can think of, is the one thing that separates successful people from the unsuccessful. Think of all it encompasses: honoring commitments, promises and deadlines, keeping your life on schedule, being willing to go the extra mile... Self-discipline is essential to success. The alternative is a life ruled by emotions, and none of us can afford that if we're going to fulfill our purpose and realize our potential.

All successes begin with Self-Discipline. It starts with you.

It takes sacrifice as well as talent.

Without self-discipline, success is impossible, period.