Babe Didrikson Zaharias Quotes

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 think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.

I just want kids all over the world to know you have to practice to be any good in this game; it's too hard.

I have to make sure I stay focused and have the same ambition I've always had and work hard - that's the key to success.

It takes a lot of hard work to stay committed and focus on what I wanted to achieve.

I've always worked hard and stayed focused.

Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition.

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

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

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

When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best.

If success is a habit, it is a hard one to acquire.

My powers are ordinary. Only my application brings me success.

The secret of success lies in that old word, 'Drudgery,' in doing one thing long after it ceases to be amusing; and it is 'this one thing I do' that gathers me together from my chaos, that concentrates me from possibilities to powers, and turns powers into achievements.

If you want to be good at something, you really have to work at it every single day. You have to work hard at the things that are hard. Otherwise you are just treading water.

Hard work - I mean, does anybody use that term anymore? Laziness doesn't fly. It's all in the practice. It does take work and it ain't easy - but man, 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.

Preparation meets opportunity, and that causes success if you're prepared to do your job and you practice a lot, more times than not you're going to be successful.

There are a lot of hours and a lot of sacrifices you have to make to achieve your dreams as a tennis player.

The only thing I want to do is focus and get better.

I don't really see myself as a talented player. I just like working hard, and working hard brings great achievements.

Everything that I tried to act in my life, I put in the time and effort to try and get better at it.

I just try to do my best every at-bat. That's what I plan to do.

I just have to continue to attack practice and get better.

All of us, we know, not just in football but in life, that we cannot achieve important things without consistency.