Sarah Hughes Quotes

It takes tremendous will to compete in any athletic endeavor, so it meant going to bed early and getting my homework done in advance. I had to sacrifice things, like a social life, to be a skater at 15. But I loved skating so much that it was worth everything to me.

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.

The discipline required for athletics carried through to writing. You call it obsession. I call it discipline. By the way, I see nothing wrong with that.

I always put my boxing first.

I'm putting everything I have into my boxing career so I get everything out of it I possibly can.

I gave a lot for football because I wanted to be as professional as possible.

I think that, generally, you need to live with your sport 24 hours a day.

Success for an athlete follows many years of hard work and dedication.

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.

Once you're in the game and it's a part of your life, you never want to leave it. But you have to be committed to be able to travel and do the things you need to do to be successful in whatever role you're doing.

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

To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what you're doing in life-in my case, dancing.

When you have a dream that you can't let go of, trust your instincts and pursue it. But remember: Real dreams take work, They take patience, and sometimes they require you to dig down very deep. Be sure you're willing to do that.

Desire is the most important factor in the success of any athlete.

You must find something that you deeply love and are passionate about and are willing to sacrifice a lot to achieve.

One thing about a skater: they never quit. So a skater, to sum it up, is awesome.

I was determined to play my horn against all odds, and I had to sacrifice a whole lot of pleasure to do so.

I put my heart, soul, and body into this sport.

Football was always my dream. I started playing at the age of five, and I'm still playing now.

The perception is that I've always made winning look easy. People think it's easy, but they don't see what's behind it, the time away from the family. The days spent climbing, training out in all weather, climbing but trying to keep the speed for the sprint.

It wasn't an easy journey to participating in the Olympics. It has taken me 14 years of training and hard work.

I do work incredibly hard. I eat, sleep, and breathe pro wrestling with all of my heart, and I'm always committed to giving this my all.

There are a lot of hours and a lot of sacrifices you have to make to achieve your dreams as a tennis player.

We work just as hard as any footballer, period. We go through the same experiences and heartaches. We make the same sacrifices. We leave our families behind to chase our dreams, too.

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.