Sam Allardyce Quotes

I think most of my success is my dedication, not my talent.

No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.

Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity that was at hand.

My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.

Talent is a dreadfully cheap commodity, cheaper than table salt. What separates the talented individual from the successful one is a lot of hard work and study.

Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.

There is no substitute for hard work.

Thankfully, perseverance is a great substitute for talent.

I think that is where my success lies - for whatever I lack in talent, I make up for in hard work.

Self-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure.

Determination and hard work are as important as talent.

We aren't particularly talented. We try harder!

The big talent is persistence.

There is no such thing as talent. There is pressure.

There's no such thing as talent; you just have to work hard enough.

I don't know any musician who got to the top without hard work. Take whoever you want. They all work bloody hard, harder than you think.

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

Motivation will almost always beat mere talent.

There is simply no substitute for hard work when it comes to achieving success.

Success is dependent on effort.

I would always contend that talent is an element, but over the long run, ultimately, a minor part of it all; it is mostly hard work.

You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.

I've known lots of people that are talented and nothing happens. It's not about talent, it's relentless drive.

My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success.

I do know that I have to work hard for every single thing that I get, really hard, and that's okay.