Mike Bidlo Quotes

Always be prepared; always work hard and take pride in your work no matter what it is. I still follow that advice and have already tried to pass it on to my children. They, of course, ignored me.

The things I learned from the army - and I think it was a lesson for life - was how to work in unison with other people. How to take responsibility.

One of our problems is our sense of discipline - dancers have an extraordinary sense of self-discipline.

The academy gave me a grounding in discipline and hard work that has sustained me throughout my life, and the lessons I learned there I now try to impress on young people.

Both Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi never ever stop playing for the team. If I were young today, they are players on which I would mirror myself. Players of this level, play for the team. Players that are the best because they prepared themselves to bet You don't see these players going out, on social media, skipping training to be in parties.

Players will get you above average. To get to the elite, you need culture and leadership.

Always be focused and never let it go - that's something I've learned so much. I learned that from Simeone.

Writing is grunt work - you need to have self-motivation, perseverance, and faith... talent is the smallest part of it.

Start early and work hard. A writer's apprenticeship usually involves writing a million words (which are then discarded) before he's almost ready to begin. That takes a while.

Remember that winners do what losers don't want to do.

Have your dream...What you need now more than anything is discipline. Cast off mere words. Words turn into stone. (from Thailand)

I expect big things from myself but as long as I can keep the commitment and dedication and put the hard work in, I don't see why there's any reason not to handle it OK.

I could spend two years cross-legged on my floor and feel like I was working.

Discipline to me is sacrifice; it's willingness to give up something you want to do, so you can better yourself.

All I want to tell young people is that you're not going to be anything in life unless you learn to commit to a goal. You have to reach deep within yourself to see if you are willing to make the sacrifices.

A man provided with paper, pencil, and rubber, and subject to strict discipline, is in effect a universal machine.

Writing a novel is like building a wall brick by brick; only amateurs believe in inspiration.

Being a professional is doing the things you love to do, on the days you don't feel like doing them.

I've always relied on discipline to achieve goals great and small. At a young age, my father instilled a real work ethic in me - and a fear of men. I always felt like if I didn't have a natural knack for something, I could kind of out-discipline the competition as it were. So I would always work as hard as I possibly could, sometimes to my own detriment and my personal life. For me, I think will power and discipline are very synonymous.

Persistence is self-discipline in action.

All successful individuals have become such by hard work; by improving moments before they pass into hours, and hours that other people may occupy in the pursuit of pleasure.

Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave.

If you are not willing to work hard and establish discipline in your life, then all your dreams are merely pipe dreams.

Whatever it is you seek, you have to put in the time, the practice, the effort. You must give up a lot to get it. It has to be very important to you. And once you have attained it, it is your power. It can't be given away : it resides in you. It is literally the result of your discipline.

I learned that hard work and self-discipline can overcome many obstacles.