John C. Reilly Quotes

The biggest thing for me is the passion that I've always had for hockey. I remember growing up, no matter what I did in life, my parents always told me to try to do my best at it and be my best. I can say going through different things that that passion is the most important part. It's not skills or talent or any of that stuff.

If you work hard and you do your best, you can do anything.

What I had to prove was that I had a dedication and a desire and a passion to do the work and everything else would fall in place because I have a vision that I want to portray and it did and I do it. I don't sell anything.

My game is hard work and pride. On the all hard-work team, I'd pick myself five times.

I have to keep pushing and keep striving, and also keep being me on the field.

Regardless of what anyone says, I know how hard I worked.

I've lived my life in a way that I feel would be an example to young women and I've always given my best in everything I've tried.

I wasn't always someone who was talented. It was more that I was loud and loved a challenge.

But when I felt like I had something to prove? Then I got up early every morning and worked all day long. I didn't know if I had any more talent than anyone else directing, but I knew I could work hard at it, and so I did.

Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere. It's a result of something... hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication.

I never tried to use anything besides my own sweat and blood and talent to get somewhere.

How you looked was not important. It was what you did and how you did it. Decide to do it and then do it the best way you can.

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

Just do what you do best.

You know, it sounds corny, but I believe in myself. And I work hard.

Life doesn't require that we be the best, only that we try our best.

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

When you train six to seven hours a day to be the best in your sport, you don't want that to be overlooked. I don't train for my looks.

It is only your passion which takes you forward. So it is my gyaan to all budding singers that keep faith in your passion and prepare yourself, because you will get that opportunity sooner or later, and if you can prove yourself, people will line up for you.

There's really no substitute for working hard. I think that's my biggest talent. There are always people who are funnier and more talented than I am, but I don't take anything for granted and I commit myself 100% to each of my roles.

I work as hard as anybody will ever work and I like that. That's why I've been successful and that is when I feel good about myself. If I do my damnedest and don't succeed, I feel good about the effort.

I'm not afraid of working hard at anything, whatever it is. I just always want to be the best that I can.

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

I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep on doing so until the end.

I have always been guided by striving to show the best that I could. That is what kept me going in tennis and it is the same now.