Will Grier Quotes

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.

Success doesn't motivate me as much as integrity does. Everyone loses. I enjoy the pressure of showing up every single day, being focused, putting forth my best effort, getting the best out of my teammates, and enjoying the journey.

There's a lot that's out of your control. But the one thing that you can control is your work ethic.

I just control what I can control. Getting better every time I step onto the floor.

We don't have to be smarter than the rest. We have to be more disciplined than the rest.

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

The three ordinary things that we often don't pay enough attention to, but which I believe are the drivers of all success, are hard work, perseverance, and basic honesty.

I've always, for whatever my faults have been, felt like I've never done anything halfway.

It's about working when nobody's watching.

A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it is because he will not.

Most people want to avoid pain, and discipline is usually painful.

I can just put my head down and train hard.

If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.

I was always the type of person that whenever I started something I finished it. And, I was always held accountable for my actions.

I give 110% while I am working. I know I do, because I have been doing this since I was nine. This is a way of life for me. So whether it be successful or not is not in my hands. I still do my job, the best I can.

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

I'll continue to try and balance like a circus act. And I will just fight to always tell the truth. Even if it's difficult.

A ballplayer doesn't make excuses.

In terms of instilling the values of mental toughness and work ethic, discipline is the gift that keeps on giving.

Sometimes you have to rest in certain games, but I want to play in every game.

The truth is that throughout my careers in both chess and the martial arts, I often knew that my rivals were more naturally gifted than me - either with their mental machines or their bodies. But I have believed in my training, my approach to learning, and my ability to rise to the challenge under pressure.

I don't tour the TV studios. I don't gossip over lunch. I don't drink in Parliament's bars. I don't wear my heart on my sleeve. I just get on with the job in front of me.

Mental toughness is spartanism with qualities of sacrifice, self-denial, dedication. It is fearlessness, and it is love.

I tell my 5-year-old, 'Once you commit to something, stick it out.' I would never want him to look at Dad and think Dad was a quitter.

What I can control is how I'll perform when I got to a team.