Madonna Ciccone Quotes

I believe that anyone can become better, if you put in the effort.

I have a discipline that has served me very well in my career and in my personal life... and that's gotten stronger as I've gotten older. I've always felt if I don't just have a natural knack for it, I will just out-discipline the competition if I have to - work harder than anybody else.

You might not feel good, and you might not want to practice, but you still go out there and practice as hard as you can.

One of the things Mother said to me, 'You want this, you're going to practice.' And I know how to practice.

I'm just trying to work on my game and get better. That's all I can do. Keep working hard, keep trying.

Push yourself every single day to continue to work at yourself. And I feel like that's the reason why I made it.

In order to get to where I want to be, I have to do the right things off the field, first.

From the very start of my career, it was clear to me that achievement was built on discipline.

If you sit and feel sorry for yourself, you're wasting your time. You should be in acting class, instead of feeling sorry for yourself. You should be working.

The best restriction I learned was getting into the habit of doing something, even if I didn't feel like it, instead of running away from it. Sometimes good work needs to be earned, and when you can overcome yourself, the muse notices and celebrates.

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

I think the best way to find out about something is to try to do it to the max. A lot of people take up a hobby or sport and then find an excuse not to carry on with it. Once I start something, I won't stop until I'm as good at it as I'll ever be.

I just find that the harder you work and the more effort you put into yourself, the better you'll be.

Mental toughness is a lifestyle. It's something that you live every single day of your life. When I was growing up, I was a lazy kid. I was a lazy kid, and everybody goes, 'How did you get to where you're at today? How did you get to where you're running 200 miles at one time in 39 hours? Being so disciplined?'

Work hard. Through determination and self-focus and discipline, you can accomplish anything.

You just have to keep working hard in training.

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

Have a good work ethic. You've got to practice, practice, practice. I'm not telling you what to practice - that's up to you.

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

Throughout COVID, I just consistently grinded at my craft. I didn't let COVID get in the way of my goal and the goal is to be the best me that I can be for the team.

I gave up tennis to study, but not before it had shown me how to focus and concentrate. It taught me self-discipline: I was playing four or five hours a day and doing five-mile runs. When I stopped, my energy had to be channelled into something else.

The book Relentless' is an awesome book. It taught me a lot about just staying consistent, being level-headed, being relentless at what you want to do.

Discipline - Success doesn't just happen. You have to be intentional about it, and that takes discipline.

Everyday we are going to fight lazy and soft. It's completely unacceptable. You have to be demanding

The hardest thing to do is work hard when no one is watching.