John Wooden Quotes

There is absolutely nothing that beats hard work.

Success travels in the company of very hard work. There is no trick, no easy way.

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.

Without the work, the magic won’t come.

Every day is a work day, and I have to work my ass off just as much as any other guy, doing whatever job they're doing. I believe in commitment and hard work, and hopefully, after that, success comes.

I have no magic formula. The only way I know to win is through hard work.

It doesn't take talent to work hard.

No one has come up with a substitute for hard work.

The common denominator for success is work.

Effort is grossly underrated.

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.

The true success is to labour.

Work hard. Hard work is the best investment a man can make.

I think one of my biggest lessons so far in life is that hard work really does pay off. It may not culminate in the way you expected it to, but I have found that when I really put my head down and apply myself, I often get a good result.

Nothing can substitute for just plain hard work

Whatever success people have in a field, it's a result of hard work. If you ultimately succeed in one place, you must have worked hard there or somewhere else.

There's no substitute for work. There are no shortcuts. There are no secrets.

Nothing works unless you do the work.

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

Patience, persistence, and power to do are only acquired by work.

You've got to put your head down and do the work. There are no shortcuts.

I know only one way: work hard.

There's no alternative to hard work.

You've got to be the hardest-working guy.

Nothing replaces hard work.