Jimmy Durante Quotes

If every basketball player worked as hard as I did, I'd be out of a job

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to out work thousands in front of nobody.

It's amazing the hours you pull when you're the lead of a show.

I think I'm a kind of a person who works hard at whatever I do, literally from being a waitress to being on television. I always try to give 110 percent to whatever it is I'm doing.

If you're not willing to work hard, let someone else do it. I'd rather be with someone who does a horrible job, but gives 110% than with someone who does a good job and gives 60%.

If you don't train in a certain way because you think you won't play, you have to do more in the week to show why you deserve to play.

You can have all the talent in the world, but if you don't bring it every night then nothing matters.

A lot of times, when you see someone do something, whether it's sports or multimedia or whatever their profession is, you think it just starts when you see them; you don't realize all of the sweat equity that goes into it.

Have a good work ethic. You've got to practice, practice, practice. I'm not telling you what to practice - that's up to you.

To see professionals working hard every day, making a big commitment to the club with a desire to improve every day is something I want. That's the only way they can play with me.

I believe ability can get you to the top,” says coach John Wooden, “but it takes character to keep you there.… It’s so easy to … begin thinking you can just ‘turn it on’ automatically, without proper preparation. It takes real character to keep working as hard or even harder once you’re there. When you read about an athlete or team that wins over and over and over, remind yourself, ‘More than ability, they have character.'

Effort, not ability, makes the biggest difference in achievement.

A lot of fans were drawn to me because they knew that whatever the score was, I was going to run as hard as I could on every play. You don't have that now, you have guys waiting for next week or even next year.

Behind every brilliant performance there were countless hours of practice and preparation.

It is not just the more talented player who wins. Some players may try a little harder.

My motto in life is 'if you give 100 per cent then no one can ask any more'.

I think for any director, male or female, it would be just to be prepared, work hard, and not give up! As my agent once told me, it's all about stamina before you ever end up on set!

I come to the office each morning and stay for long hours doing what has to be done to the best of my ability. And when you've done the best you can, you can't do any better.

Me going out 25 minutes early onto the training ground to practise wasn't me being teacher's pet. That is what I have done throughout my career.

Every training session you take part in, you have to work very hard and train hard because there is no other way to get where you want to be - it's not a secret and not a magic formula - just hard work and application.

I'm just going to give my all every game, be a good box-to-box midfielder, hopefully score some goals, and I will always give it 100 per cent.

I just try to bring it every night in whatever way I can.

When an actor even after ten years of experience puts in effort and treats every day of her work as the first day in her career, she becomes an asset.

I'm talented, but my work ethic has pushed me over the top.

DoMode' is get out here and do your job and do work.