Kelvin Sampson Quotes

Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.

Talent doesn't always equal success.

One thing you notice is, there's a lot of people with raw talent, and then there's people who take that talent and work hard.

If you don't have talent or preparation for whatever you want to do, you will not be successful in anything.

You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way.

I'm a strong believer that you practice like you play, little things make big things happen.

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

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

I'm not the most powerful. I'm not the fastest. I don't have the best arm. I don't have any of that, but put it all together and do the little details well, and you're going to be a very productive player.

At the end of the day, you can have all the talent in the world. But if you don't put in the work, nothing works. The engine doesn't start going. It's a car without gas.

There are plenty of players who have a lot of talent. It's all about getting the best out of yourself and you'll have to work very hard to achieve that.

In order to win a championship, you've got to be consistent.

I feel like, as long as you truly are a good player, then you can't go out and have a bad season.

There's always room to improve, so I'm going to continue to improve on defense, offense, being consistent and continuing to play hard.

Talent is cheap. What really matters is discipline.

Self-discipline without talent can often achieve astounding results, whereas talent without self-discipline inevitably dooms itself to failure.

I think talent is dangerous to have if you take it for granted. If you use it well and put hard work with it together, it's hard to catch that guy. And I think that's what you're seeing right now.

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

One of the greatest resources people cannot mobilize themselves is that they try to accomplish great things. Most worthwhile achievements are the result of many little things done in a single direction.

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.

You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.

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.

I can't stress the importance of working hard enough, work on all aspects of your game. If you does that and you have the ability, you'll come through.

The most successful comics are always the hardest-working ones.

Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.