Christian Pulisic Quotes

I don't think anything comes naturally; you just have to work very hard.

You can work hard to sharpen your talent, to get better at whatever it is that you do, and I think that's what it comes back to.

I think the thing about that was I was always willing to work; I was not the fastest or biggest player but I was determined to be the best football player I could be on the football field and I think I was able to accomplish that through hard work.

One of the things Mother said to me, 'You want this, you're going to practice.' And I know how to practice.

There are plenty of players who have a lot of talent. It's all about getting the best out of yourself and you'll have to work very hard to achieve that.

My talent in playing football was not the highest but I was very hard-working, interested to learn and get better, and this focus made me better and better.

I was not born a cricketer to start with, so I had to really work hard; I had to really train hard. It took lots of practice and lots of matches to get there.

I did not work hard in order to achieve more and to remain at the level of the player that I am and that I can be.

When I started playing ball as a junior, I'm kind of glad that I was never good enough to be highly recruited.

Every time a medal is won on the national or international platform, our country really enjoys winners but we don't appreciate the effort that goes into creating winners.

Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence - natural ability notwithstanding.

Success depends on how much you are willing to sacrifice, how much you are willing to alter your everyday life for a particular goal.

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

I want to give my six hours of serious cricket on the ground and then take whatever the result.

I'll give my heart and soul whenever I step on that field and even when I'm on the sidelines. And at the end of the day, that's really all you can ask of someone.

I truly believe the discipline I have honed as a dancer will bring me more opportunities as an actor.

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

Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle.

The message I really want to get out there is that I'm someone who works hard, gets the most out of his talent, off the course has a great family life.

If you have great talents, industry will improve them: if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.

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.

I'm just a ballplayer with one ambition, and that is to give all I've got to help my ball club win. I've never played any other way.

Having been a cheerleader, I know all too well what these girls give up to join forces and compete.

Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field.