Carl Froch Quotes

Success is sweet and sweeter if long delayed and gotten through many struggles and defeats.

Victory is the child of preparation and determination.

Victory is sweetest when you've known defeat.

Victory belongs to the most persevering.

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.

The rewards for those who persevere far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.

It is the combination of reasonable talent and the ability to keep going in the face of defeat that leads to success.

As an older and wiser man, I don't believe in luck. I believe in hard work and talent and determination.

I worked hard to become of champion of the world.

I persevered, sustained, and continued to work hard and finally got my opportunity in Detroit, and I never turned back from that point. That's what made it so sweet to me to win a championship after what I went through. I had to scrap and fight to get through it, and to reach the pinnacle made it even sweeter.

It doesn't matter if people are playing jazz or writing poetry. If they want to be successful, they need to learn how to persist and persevere and keep on working until the work is done... I bet there isn't a single highly successful person who has not depended on grit. Nobody is talented enough to not have to work hard, and that's what grit allows you to do.

Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.

Keep working hard and you can get anything that you want. If God gave you the talent, you should go for it. But don't think it's going to be easy. It's hard!

Never be frightened by those you assume have more talent than you do, because in the end energy will prevail. My formula is: energy plus talent and you are a king; energy and no talent and you are still a prince; talent and no energy and you are a pauper.

Self-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure.

Determination and hard work are as important as talent.

No matter what your current ability is, effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.

patience is an integral part of talent.

Without hustle, talent will only carry you so far.

Work hard at everything you do. Never give up. Never quit. Many people have talents but without the hard work you won't get anywhere.

"Genius is divine perseverance." Divine patience I believe he originally used, perseverance is better in my opinion. Genius I cannot claim nor even extra brightness but perseverance all can have.

I always say perseverance is nine-tenths of any art — not that it's much help to be nine-tenths an artist, of course.

We aren't particularly talented. We try harder!

Winning is what happens when commitment, desire, talent, preparation, hard work, and leadership all come together.