Edgar Davids Quotes

People's passion and dedication can conquer anything.

I hope they'll say I was one of the hardest-working basketball players on both ends of the floor.

There's no reason to be involved in the sport if I'm not going to fight to my best ability.

You can have all the talent in the world, but without determination, you won't get very far.

You must be passionate, you must dedicate yourself, and you must be relentless in the pursuit of your goals. If you do, you will be successful.

The one thing that matters is the effort.

As long as you put me out on the court, I was gonna play hard.

On occasion we need to make a second effort - and a third effort, and a fourth effort, and as many degrees of effort as may be required to accomplish what we strive to achieve.

Carry on any enterprise as if all future success depended on it.

That is an important part of my success. Another big part of my success is that I hated not to finish a race.

Everything I was, physically and mentally, that's what I put on that field.

I ran and ran and ran every day, and I acquired this sense of determination, this sense of spirit that I would never, never give up, no matter what else happened.

The real issue is not talent as an independent element, but talent in relationship to will, desire, and persistence. Talent without these things vanishes and even modest talent with those characteristics grows.

So I say keep yelling and hustling every minute you're in uniform.

My creative process involves that old saying: It's 90% perspiration and only 10% inspiration.

What does it take to be a champion? Desire, dedication, determination, concentration and the will to win.

I think what I bring to the table is a lot of heart, a lot of energy, and somebody that works hard. Somebody who hates to lose.

I will keep working hard!

My hustle is nonstop. I never stop hustling.

Put your life into it - it's not that hard.

I was always taught that you needed to be intense and never lose your focus.

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

The will to win is the only thing.

To take what I have, they're going to have to have more than skill and technique. It's a lot of heart, a lot of determination. That's just who I am. I'm not messing around out there. I'm not giving it away.

I have always given 100 per cent, power and performance.