Vera Wang Quotes

I started skating because I loved it. I started when I was three and I didn't know all the sacrifices and all the hardships and how difficult day-in and day-out it would be.

I'd say the most memorable thing for me was my dedication and motivation in how I got so involved in boxing.

Swimming took up so much of my faculties, and for so long, I was willing to give it everything.

I always put my boxing first.

Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.

To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what you're doing in life-in my case, dancing.

When you have a dream that you can't let go of, trust your instincts and pursue it. But remember: Real dreams take work, They take patience, and sometimes they require you to dig down very deep. Be sure you're willing to do that.

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

My God given talent is my ability to stick with training longer than anybody else.

You must find something that you deeply love and are passionate about and are willing to sacrifice a lot to achieve.

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

I put my heart, soul, and body into this sport.

Persevere with a plan to reach your passion, and life will be good.

I'm putting everything I have into my boxing career so I get everything out of it I possibly can.

Over the years, I was always training hard, no matter what position I was in.

Success depends on how much you are willing to sacrifice, how much you are willing to alter your everyday life for a particular goal.

I've always relied on discipline to achieve goals great and small. At a young age, my father instilled a real work ethic in me - and a fear of men. I always felt like if I didn't have a natural knack for something, I could kind of out-discipline the competition as it were. So I would always work as hard as I possibly could, sometimes to my own detriment and my personal life. For me, I think will power and discipline are very synonymous.

I trained 8 hours a day 7 seven days a week and I had 2 weeks off in a year.

And my dad drilled it in my head, you know, 'If you want it bad enough, and you're willing to make the sacrifices, you can do it. But first you have to believe in yourself.

I spent 12 years of my life, the last six years training six to eight hours a day, every day of my life. At the time, when I was 20 to 26, I could do things like that, and you're not going to notice it.

I have so much respect for athletes like LeBron James. I get motivation from them because I know how many hours they put into it. It takes a lot of hard work and drive.

You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life.

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.

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.

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