B. B. King Quotes

I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for, and that's the way I'll be as a coach.

You might not feel good, and you might not want to practice, but you still go out there and practice as hard as you can.

I was determined to play my horn against all odds, and I had to sacrifice a whole lot of pleasure to do so.

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.

Sometimes you want to give up the guitar, you'll hate the guitar. But if you stick with it, you're gonna be rewarded.

I've learned that anything in life worth having comes from patience and hard work.

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.

I've got this horrible feeling that I'm one of those people who'll always have to flog their guts out to get anywhere.

Sweat, sweat, sweat! Work and sweat, cry and sweat, pray and sweat!

You have to work hard at things.

I came from a poor family, so working and going to school at the same time was natural. It taught me multi-tasking, although we didn't call it that back then. I learned I could never be idle, I need to be doing many things at once.

Struggling at anything that you want to be doing is hard.

There is no royal road; you've got to work a good deal harder than most people want to work.

You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

Nothing of value is ever won without sacrifice.

I have to work hard. I'm not naturally great at anything. I have to work really, really hard.

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

I couldn't have accomplished the things in my career if I didn't practice, and the worst part about that whole thing is when a kid comes up to me and says 'Allen, I don't like practice, either.' I've got to straighten that kid right then.

I've been working hard my whole life.

I'm used to working hard and making sacrifices.

You just have to keep working hard in training.

Hard work is the only way to success. You have to be tough, stay tough.

The secret? Hard work. And more hard work.

I'm a guy who struggled to get to where he is, and only through hard work and dedication have I been able to find my success.

I fell off the tour when I was younger and had to go back home and practise harder and get better.