Kina Grannis Quotes

You don't get this opportunity many times in life to compete against the best in the world every night. I certainly didn't expect to have 10 or 11 years of chances at it, so I don't want to take that for granted.

Patience is key. You can't get selfish, and that's the number one thing I've learned at WWE. The world continues to go round, and I just knew - given the right opportunity and the right moment - that the world would know I was good, but now the world knows that I'm great.

I wouldn't trade this experience for the world, and I hope I get to be a part of 'The Voice' for as long as I can.

You've got to stay humble and hungry. Just keep working and thank God you have a chance to play in the NBA.

A lot of people think that success is luck and being in the right place at the right time. But I think if you’re willing to work harder than anybody else, you can create an awful lot of your own luck.

The advice that I can give anyone wanting to be in the biz: do all the work, learn your craft. There are no shortcuts. If you stay with it, you will get an opportunity. Whether you make the most of an opportunity depends on if you are prepared. Learn your craft, every aspect of it. Eat it, drink it, sleep it, then when you are the most prepared, you can make the most of it.

I know I can't plan in this business, but I'm going to keep going as long as I keep getting close... So far, I feel lucky and infinitely grateful for the successes that I've had. I'm just going to keep working hard, and whatever happens, happens.

But no, I've just been very lucky. But I've worked hard, and the harder you work, the luckier you seem to get.

Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.

Anything that is worth struggling for is worth singing for.

When I've least expected it, an enormous opportunity or stroke of luck has crossed right under my nose. So I tell everybody, if you're passionate about what you do and you love it, do it. But do your homework. Because you'll never know when the opportunity is going to happen.

Keep the faith; work hard: practice does make you perfect. Do what you can, and meet the right people to make it work.

People's blessings give you the power to work tirelessly. The only thing required is commitment.

I think if you just hang in there long enough and keep doing what you know is your sweet spot, I think the world eventually catches up to you.

I don't take anything for granted. I know there are a million and one dudes who are rapping, wishing they were in my shoes.

We all understand it's a privilege just to be playing in this league.

Jack Nicholson didn't get anything until he was in his thirties. You have to persevere and put yourself in positions, and sooner or later, you will break through.

I feel really humbled and really grateful to have the opportunities that I've had over the past couple of years to work with some amazing people. I think, at this point, I just want to put my head down and grind and do honest work.

The harder you work, the luckier you get. I'm a big believer in that.

If our kids want to do music, they are going to have to have a hard row to hoe just like any other band under the sun, and they're going to have to want it more than anyone else.

I was very blessed always to find work; even when people thought I wasn't working, I was.

For me, being part of the WTA tour is a privilege. Every day I wake up, it's a privilege to be able to go outside and do what I love. It's a privilege to be able to make my own hours, even though they're long, but I make them.

I was not the best student. Thank God I had a lot of hockey talent.

I have the opportunity to do that right now, to try to work as hard as I can to really leave my footprint in this game that has given me so much.

I won't tell you that I'm lucky to be here because I know I'm skilled, and I know I'm talented in the ring. That doesn't mean that I don't appreciate the opportunity.