Matt Smith Quotes

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.

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

Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave.

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

Confidence comes from discipline and training.

I can just put my head down and train hard.

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

As an athlete, success is not just about winning; it is about working hard and giving it all you have. I have always taken one match at a time and worked hard; when I succeeded, I worked further on the aspects of the game which worked for me; when I failed, I listed out my weaknesses and worked on them.

To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what you're doing in life-in my case, dancing.

I'm not some crazy party animal. That's OK. If you say you want to be the best, you have to do what the best do - train, research, eat right, take care of yourself, and be. Don't pretend.

To be number one, you must train like you are number two.

I'm used to working hard and making sacrifices.

Honestly, it takes a lot of dedication and sacrifice. When I was trying to get better a couple years ago, I was not going out. I had a couple of people get mad at me. I wasn't going out and partying, I was just doing what I had to do to get better.

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.

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

Success depends on how much you are willing to sacrifice, how much you are willing to alter your everyday life for a particular goal.

Discipline to me is sacrifice; it's willingness to give up something you want to do, so you can better yourself.

All successful individuals have become such by hard work; by improving moments before they pass into hours, and hours that other people may occupy in the pursuit of pleasure.

While others were out partying, I was training. While they were out dancing at the clubs, I was training... and training... and training.

And it was a great experience, you know, to travel the world and compete at a certain level. It teaches you discipline, focus, and certainly keeps you out of trouble.

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.

When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.

The thing about dancing - what it taught me all those years - is it gives you an amazing sense of discipline in forcing yourself to do things that you know are good for you but you don't really want to do.

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

The fight is won or lost far away from witnesses - behind the lines, in the gym, and out there on the road, long before I dance under those lights.