Thurgood Marshall Quotes

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

I love to strive to be good at stuff that's really hard.

I always believe someone somewhere is working harder than me and that motivates me to work harder, give 100%.

Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better.

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 have to keep playing and growing and giving my best.

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.

What keeps so many people back is simply unwillingness to pay the price, to make the exertion, the effort to sacrifice their ease and comfort.

The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.

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

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.

Scouting rises within you and inspires you to put forth your best.

I believe that anyone can become better, if you put in the effort.

The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.

A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance.

I know what it takes to get to the top.

I just find that the harder you work and the more effort you put into yourself, the better you'll be.

What I can tell them is the way you become an Olympic champion is to start working now. I tell them why it's always worth it to put the time and effort into something you want to be good at.

I try to do my best.

All I really try and do is live up to my potential and do as well as I possibly could and to bring to the ballpark each and every day a good effort and do the best that I could each and every day.

Football is like life - it requires perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication and respect for authority.

If you do not train hard you will never fulfill your potential.

As a leader, I am tough on myself and I raise the standard for everybody; however, I am very caring because I want people to excel at what they are doing so that they can aspire to be me in the future.

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.