John C. Maxwell Quotes

Many successful people are no more talented than unsuccessful people. The difference between them lies in the old axiom that successful people do those things that unsuccessful people don't like to do.

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

There's no secrets or magic tricks to being successful in life. It's plain and simple. Work harder than everyone else and the only way to do that is to do it. It may sound silly but it's the truth and there aint nothing to it but to do it!

Every day, you have to put in the hard work.

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

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.'

I know that the hard work got me here. And the day I stop working hard, this can all go away.

I always remind my kids that hard work pays off. That's how I got to where I am right now because of sacrifice and the work I put into it.

Talent is cheap. What really matters is discipline.

It's important to work hard - there's no short cut around that.

What you do in practice is going to determine your level of success. I used to tell my players, 'You have to give 100 percent every day. Whatever you don't give, you can't make up for tomorrow. If you give only 75 percent today, you can't give 125 percent tomorrow to make up for it.'

Successful people do all the things that unsuccessful people don't want to do.

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

Most people will not do the hard work it takes to make success easy. Don't be like most people.

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

And where I excel is ridiculous, sickening, work ethic. You know, while the other guy's sleeping? I'm working.

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

I guess maybe another gift I have is a great work ethic.

I'm a big believer in persistence, don't be greedy and, above all, work hard. It's what keeps me going.

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

I want my kids to have a good work ethic. I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it.

Hard work has made it easy. That is my secret. That is why I win.

I enjoy hard work; I love setting goals and achieving them.

Winning is a habit.

It's not like I have media out there when I'm training. I'm training the same. I'm putting in the same work.