Gennaro Gattuso Quotes

You don't want to line up on the blocks and know you have not done everything you possibly can.

I go out there and train as hard as anybody else.

To be number one, you must train like you are number two.

What I have to do is train hard, be at the disposal of the coach and make the best of what I have here every day so when I'm called upon I'll be ready.

I think one of the most important things for a young player's development is that they understand that they will play when they deserve the right to play.

Have a good work ethic. You've got to practice, practice, practice. I'm not telling you what to practice - that's up to you.

Every training session you take part in, you have to work very hard and train hard because there is no other way to get where you want to be - it's not a secret and not a magic formula - just hard work and application.

I know I need a work ethic to match my talent.

My motto in life is 'if you give 100 per cent then no one can ask any more'.

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

It's my only religion to work hard, and then I'm not under any pressure because I know I've done the work on the character.

I was always really strict on myself about doing everything possible to prepare for competition.

I knew what my times were and how my practices were progressing and how close I was to the goals I had set for the year. I swam hard. I always swam hard. If I didn't, I knew I would pay for it either the next day or the next meet.

When you are not practicing, someone else is getting better.

Always do your best.

If I train well and stay focused, I'm confident I can deliver when the time comes.

I'm all about getting the training. Don't roll out of bed and say, 'I can do this.'

I've always believed that if you had a fellow who works 150 percent of the time, he's going to beat a fellow who works something less than that.

Work ethic is important because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, charisma, or any other natural attribute, it's a choice.

Our philosophy here, guys, is we're going to work as long as we have to to get the work done. I'm not one that wants the coaches to compete to see who can get in the earliest, who stays the latest, who passes themselves on the way into work in the morning.

My duty, what I have to do, is try my best in every training session, leave everything of me on the pitch. That's how I can go to bed at the end of the day and be happy with myself.

I'm at my best when people are depending on me. If it's just on me and I don't have nothing to do, I'm going to be lazy. On the football field, it's every single day, every play, knowing that people are depending on me to make my play. That helps me elevate my game to another level.

I'm very focused and working really hard in training every day.

The best players in the world are working so hard, I gotta work even harder.

Some people think all I did was trash talk. But ask my teammates, coaches - they saw how hard I worked, how hard I prepared.