Babe Didrikson Zaharias Quotes

Hard work always wins in the end.

I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win - if you don't, you won't.

If you believe in yourself and have dedication and pride - and never quit, you'll be a winner. The price of victory is high but so are the rewards.

Winning is, of course, rewarding; who doesn't enjoy winning? But for me, it's about more than just winning: it's about knowing I'm putting in the day-to-day work to get a little bit better every time.

You realize how hard it is to get there, but don't lose sight that the goal is to win a championship.

I have no magic formula. The only way I know to win is through hard work.

My coach told me, "Larry, no matter how much you work at it, there's always someone out there who's working just a little harder - if you take 150 practice shots, he's taking 200." And that drove me.

If you practice hard, you can win every battle.

I'm always trying to be the best, on and off the pitch, is also very important. I've always taken things very seriously, since I was very young, and that's reflected in my career. Always being nominated, winning trophies for the club or individual awards, that's the culmination of many years of dedication, hard work and professionalism and that makes me very happy.

Super-successf ul people aren’t the most gifted people in their fields. They just work, study and practice more than the competition.

I've found in life the more you practice, the better you get. If you want something enough and work hard to get it, your chances of success are greater.

I don't like to lose, and that isn't so much because it is just a football game, but because defeat means the failure to reach your objective. I don't want a football player who doesn't take defeat to heart, who laughs it off with the thought, "Oh, well, there's another Saturday." The trouble in American life today, in business as well as in sports, is that too many people are afraid of competition. The result is that in some circles people have come to sneer at success if it costs hard work and training and sacrifice.

The important thing in life is not to triumph but to compete.

Gold medals are made out of your sweat, blood and tears, and effort in the gym every day, and sacrificing a lot.

I want to be in the big show, and to be in the big show, you have to practice. I have this attitude now that I'm going to take all the greatness I can. Nothing's going to stop me.

When you are not practicing, remember somewhere someone is practicing, and when you meet him, he will win.

Persevere and get it done.

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

You've got to be a disciplined person if you want to succeed both in sport and in life.

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.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

One thing I always tell people. If you want to be gold medalist, you partner one.

Football is a great deal like life in that it teaches that work, sacrifice, perseverance, competitive drive, selflessness and respect for authority is the price that each and every one of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

Most people have the will to win, few have the will to prepare to win.

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