Harry Connick Jr. Quotes

You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way.

Preparation meets opportunity, and that causes success if you're prepared to do your job and you practice a lot, more times than not you're going to be successful.

Success is not handed to you. You must work hard for it and you must never dishonor what you’ve achieved.

When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity that was at hand.

Football teaches you hard work. It takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to have spectacular results in both business and football.

Success is not an accident. When you put yourself in the right place at the right time, then you're likely to be more successful because of how you prepare yourself on a daily basis.

My trick is the trick that everyone knows: Work really hard and prepare.

Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.

When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

I have an old saying that the harder I work, the luckier I get.

I want my kids to have a good work ethic. I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it.

There is never just one thing that leads to success for anyone. I feel it always a combination of passion, dedication, hard work, and being in the right place at the right time.

Do the day's work.

Remember: when you knock on the door of Opportunity, it is Work who answers!

In the world today many people rightfully feel entitled to have success and the good things in life, but they usually understand it will require sacrifice and hard work.

I've been working hard my whole life.

There are other players who were more talented, but there is no one who could out-prepare me.

One thing I was taught growing up is it's only pressure when you're not prepared. And you're just not working hard. Those are two things I do all the time.

I have to make sure I stay focused and have the same ambition I've always had and work hard - that's the key to success.

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

Every day, I want to be a winner. I want to train my best; I want to work my best.