Ken Griffey Jr. Quotes

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

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

For every two minutes of glamour, there are eight hours of hard work.

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

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.

Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.

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.

You have to work hard at things.

There's no secret. Just work hard.

Nothing comes without hard work. I've been taught that by many people growing up.

I know only one way: work hard.

All we can do is to work hard.

If I have accomplished anything in life, it is because I have been willing to work hard.

I've always known that to have anything, you've got to work hard at it.

It sounds simple telling people to work hard and never quit, but to really execute and demonstrate those principles takes discipline and faith. Those are the two factors that I believe separate the good from the great, the successes from the failures.

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

If you don't work hard, all the talent doesn't help.

You always have to get your head down, work hard and things fall into place.

I don't have to be smarter than anybody else. I've just plain worked harder and longer than anybody else.

You really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being diligent, you can achieve success.

The only place success comes before work is in the dictionary.

Luck is great, but most of life is hard work.

I'll probably never be the best actor in Hollywood, but I hope to be the hardest working.

When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.

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