Rick Pitino Quotes

If I were to look back on my work, I think I accomplished probably about 70 to 75 percent of what I could have. Maybe 60 percent. Somewhere in that area; two-thirds of what I could have accomplished. If I had been a really dedicated person, and really worked hard, I think I could have accomplished more.

I've always believed that if you had a fellow who works 150 percent of the time, he's going to beat a fellow who works something less than that.

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.

Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.

There may be people who have more talent than you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do - and I believe that.

Don't ever, ever, believe anyone who tells you that you can just get by, by doing the easiest thing possible. Because there's always somebody behind you who really wants to do what you're doing. And they're going to work harder than you if you're not working hard.

Hard work pays off - hard work beats talent any day, but if you're talented and work hard, it's hard to be beat.

No one can arrive from being talented alone, work transforms talent into genius.

My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.

But my observation has been, certainly in the news business, you've got to give 110 percent.

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

There's only one growth strategy: work hard.

I like to work hard and see the results of my hard work.

You don't have to follow what most players do by going to the top school. You can do anything at any school you're at, as long as you're focused and you work hard.

With competition everyone has to try harder.

If I have one advantage, it's that I will try to work harder than the next guy.

Whatever you see - any good results - are all from the pressure.

Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key.

I want to perform well.

You have seen cricketers who are not god-gifted, but even then, they have gone far. That's because of the passion.

I'm always trying to stay above the rest, and that's by doing the extra work.

If you train, you work hard, you're actually 110-percent dedicated, you're doing it for all the right reasons, you're probably gonna end up on the top. You know the cream always rises to the top.

I know what it takes to make myself perform.

Talent is a very cliched word. Hard work is the key and I am a very hard working person.

I feel that if you have the talent and are hard working, then no one can stop you.