Andrew Card Quotes

The best piece of advice my father gave me was to always work hard. One thing he instilled: Proper preparation prevents poor performances.

In business or in football, it takes a lot of unspectacular preparation to produce spectacular results.

I think in terms of what I am able to accomplish and build.

We all enjoy pushing ourselves to accomplish our objectives. But we don't need stress to get there.

A winning effort begins with preparation.

Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations.

You don't get results by focusing on results. You get results by focusing on the actions that produce results.

I believed in the concept of over-performing. I believe anyone can achieve their goals in life if they over-perform, and that means you have to work ten times harder than anybody you see.

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

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.

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.

There's only one growth strategy: work hard.

The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.

If I were to look back on my work, I think I accomplished probably about 70 to 75 percent of what I could have. Maybe 60 percent. Somewhere in that area; two-thirds of what I could have accomplished. If I had been a really dedicated person, and really worked hard, I think I could have accomplished more.

The 6 Ps: Proper Planning Prevents Piss-Poor Performance

Don't mistake activity with achievement.

What we can control is our performance and our execution, and that's what we're going to focus on.

I know what it takes to make myself perform.

I don't think too much about how many goals I'm going to target. I work really hard and prepare really well for the season to come... I know when I'm well prepared, when I've worked hard, the results will come.

I keep working hard day in and day out. When I get a chance to play, I try to produce the best I can.

I don't set myself any targets. I try to work hard and play well, and in the end, things are working out well.

The key to success is hard work. You want to feel as comfortable as you can going into the game, and you do that by preparing well.

For me, I just try to figure out ways I can affect winning.

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.