Caster Semenya Quotes

I'm not exactly an Einstein, so I compensate by being more focused.

Success is achieved by developing our strengths, not by eliminating our weaknesses.

You have to look at yourself and make sure you give your best in training and in your performances. That is what I will keep doing.

Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

You don't wake up at 18 and necessarily become the person you want to be as an adult - you have to work hard to become them.

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.

Making better choices takes work. There is a daily give and take, but it is worth the effort.

I don't try to focus on anything that doesn't affect me personally and how I go out there every single day. I'm just going to continue to work hard and focus on what I can control.

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

What matters is hard work, and emotional intelligence.

There's only one growth strategy: work hard.

All I really try and do is live up to my potential and do as well as I possibly could and to bring to the ballpark each and every day a good effort and do the best that I could each and every day.

I had to create some good work habits and attitude.

I know I've got to just keep throwing the ball. That's what I do best.

You may not have any extra talent, but maybe you are just paying more attention to what you are doing.

You don't have to follow what most players do by going to the top school. You can do anything at any school you're at, as long as you're focused and you work hard.

With self-discipline most anything is possible.

I think the attitude I was trying to learn myself was to really try hard, to give a great effort, to really care, and to let the results go where they are going to go. But at the same time, I don't have to be happy, and I shouldn't be happy, with less than my best.

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

Mastery, I learned, was not something genetic, or for a lucky few. It is something we can all attain if get rid of some misconceptions and gain clarity as to the required path.

I think what I can do is to focus more on what I'm good at and see if I can improve on these positive qualities so that I can continue on the path I'm on now.

If you just play your game, the stats will come.

I'm just trying to work on my game and get better. That's all I can do. Keep working hard, keep trying.

I'm not perfect but I always try to give of my best.