Ted Turner Quotes

The difference between mediocre, good and great is you're able to have the enthusiasm for prep, to work to prepare to win the same in January that you do in August, when everybody says they're excited.

A champion must be ready at all times.

I've dominated past competitions, but I've sweated blood and tears for every medal. I take nothing for granted, and I'm fully focused on doing my best.

You've just got to bring it every night. And that's what makes the great players great.

Practice makes perfect and if you practice battling and competing and working hard, then that will transfer over in a game. If you practice just kind of floating around out there in practice, you know that's going to transfer over, too. So I think the harder you work and the more you compete, then that's how you're going to play in a game.

If you train hard, you'll not only be hard, you'll be hard to beat.

You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application.

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.

When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best.

I've always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous insane obsessiveness for practice and preparation.

Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while... you don't do things right once in a while... you do them right all the time. Winning is habit.

To be number one, you must train like you are number two.

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

I never do anything half-heartedly. I will continue to work hard and play hard and do everything I can to be successful, whatever I do.

The bottom line is, you really have to commit to something if you're going to be successful in it.

The simple truth is that in order to become good, you have to be obsessed. You have to put in an awful lot of time and hard work and couple that with desire and unflagging perseverance.

There is no comfort zone. You continue to work hard, to be consistent and to deliver performances.

No excuses. Play like a champion.

I don't want to leave the field for a little thing. I try to be ready every day.

The people I've been around who've been successful - be it players, executives, coaches - there's no substitute for a hard day's work.

I just care about winning and doing what I can while I'm on the floor.

If you work hard and you're somewhat talented, you'll be successful in this league.

I think to give everything I have on court is the best thing to do to win tournaments.

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

Discipline, focus, endurance is what it takes to be the greatest at this sport.