David Luiz Quotes

I think people know that every time I go out there, I leave it all in the ring, regardless. So I think there's a certain respect with that and I think that's just grown over the years because I feel like over the course of my career... people know that I never take a night off.

I keep showing decade after decade that I am a real performer.

I give 150%. I'm a professional, a pro.

For so long people have just taken what I do for granted. It is not easy to do year-in, year-out, to win Grand Slams and be No. 1.

Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.

You have to perform at a consistently higher level than others. That's the mark of a true professional.

When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren't the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.

No matter how talented you are or naturally gifted you are, there's no substitute to hard work if you got to maintain standards.

If you do every job like you're going to do it for the rest of your life, that's when you get noticed.

You have to win your place every day and train at 100 percent always.

It's one thing to make it to the NBA. It's one thing to make the playoffs your first year. It's one thing to make the playoffs your second year. But if you want to be great, you've got to continue to work.

It doesn't matter whether it's the 93rd minute, Giggsy is making his jinky, mazy little runs. You could forgive him for maybe not coming out training every day, because he's done so much in the game, but every day he's out there. He doesn't seem to need a rest.

For me, you have to prove yourself over 10, 12 or 15 years if you want to be among the best. Do that and then I will congratulate you.

Excellence is a high performance over a long period of time. That's what I've tried to focus on.

It's a short career, so I always try to focus, and I want to be in the elite for a long time.

I'm fortunate in one way and I can take pride from the fact that I've consistently performed for 10 years, which is something that not many people can do. I've consistently stayed near the top for 10 years which is maybe something that is overlooked and taken for granted.

If you continue working hard and be honest towards your work, then success will come.

You don't pick up things, get to the top of multiple industries and sports without working hard.

After I watched Tom Brady win the Super Bowl, it made me start to think that the only thing that marks greatness is consistency over a long period of time.

My grandmother always told me how you start is how you finish.

Temporary success can be achieved in spite of lack of other fundamental qualities, but no advancements can be maintained without hard work.

You know, I started this process of being a football player and I'm going to make it to the NFL very soon and I plan on finishing that. And by 'finishing that,' I mean that I'm going to go out and be the best that I can be and put everything forth to make that happen.

I am not trying my best because it is the Olympics. I try my best always.

I think that my biggest attribute to any success that I have had is hard work. There really is no substitute for working hard.

It just proves that I've been here for a long time and, I guess, have done the right things over the years.