Christina Tosi Quotes

The hardest thing for me is to be patient and realize that it's not all going to happen right now. I just have to keep digging away, digging away. Just keep working on my game.

I take pride in working very hard. You need to understand that hard work doesn't instantly pay off. My career grew gradually and taught me a lesson every step of the way.

Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year - and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade!

Almost nobody gets rich or erudite overnight.

I'm just trying to go out each week and get better. I just have to be patient, and it's going to happen.

It really has been just take it one day a time, one fight at a time, one training camp at a time, one year at a time.

After 26 years, I am still practicing what I preach.

I've worked really hard to get to where I am. Slow and steady wins the race, and I believe in paying your dues.

We crave instant success these days. If you are a really good sprinter and long jumper, you don't want to spend two or three years on a whole new set of events. You're used to doing well and it's difficult to give that up.

My success has been something I've worked a long time at and it's been a gradual process. I compare it to the idea of someone losing a lot of weight over a period of a few years. You don't really notice the weight loss overall but if you compare photos from then and now there's a big difference.

To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime.

Self-discipline is an act of cultivation. It require you to connect today's actions to tomorrow's results. There's a season for sowing a season for reaping. Self-discipline helps you know which is which.

The first time I try anything is invariably not very successful. I tend to grow slowly, but solidly.

Obviously my knowledge of the game has improved but I've tried to keep true to what I believe in.

My philosophy when I trained was to be 1% better every day.

There's no way to become great overnight, but in the marathon of success, it takes a lot of intention to see you through each day of the journey.

I have to be patient, keep performing, and be consistent.

Work hard, work away from the game, work when no one's looking, and just knowing that it's a process. Everything will come at the right time.

I try to improve every day so that things go well. You must keep training strongly every day.

In the future, I want to be consistent from Day 1. We're still making adjustments. I still believe that I can be better.

Slow, steady progress is better than fast, daily excuses.

There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.

The day you think there is no improvements to be made is a sad one for any player.

I like to do things that are step by step. It takes experience to get to the next level. And you have to put your heart into it.

What I am suggesting is hard work and it can be slow work, but the rewards are well worth it.