Roger Goodell Quotes

One thing I've been taught from young is that you have to work hard, turn up to extra training sessions, etc.

Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition.

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.

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

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

Whatever luck I had, I made. I was never a natural athlete, but I paid my dues in sweat and concentration and took the time necessary to learn karate and become world champion.

I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win - if you don't, you won't.

I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that's the way I'll be as a coach.

Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.

Competing in sports has taught me that if I'm not willing to give 120 percent, somebody else will.

I know what it takes to get to the top.

In my second year in Los Angeles, when I was eighteen, I wasn't getting any bookings, so I stopped going out, stopped partying. It was a matter of getting to the work. I had to focus.

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

To be number one, you must train like you are number two.

The success of most things depends upon knowing how long it will take to succeed.

My mother gave me the discipline to follow my dreams. You know: you can do what you want as long as you put your back into it. Just keep ploughing away.

I always trained hard in my life to win the title, and I will train twice as hard to stay at the top.

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

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

I've dominated past competitions, but I've sweated blood and tears for every medal. I take nothing for granted, and I'm fully focused on doing my best.

You have to be ready to compete. Because lots of people dream that dream, to be the best at something. But are you ready to commit to the hard work that it takes to get there? For me, it just became a part of my life, and it was what it was. Another day, another basketball practice or another game.

It takes a lot of hard work to stay committed and focus on what I wanted to achieve.

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'm as much of a human being as the rest of the world. But if I don't train, I don't win. If I don't focus, I don't win. So I don't have a choice: I just have to run.

I can't tell you how many times I had opportunities to do other things and went and golfed because I wanted to be the best.