Joe Louis Quotes

Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.

You wonder how they do it and you look to see the knack You watch the foot in action, or the shoulder or the back, But when you spot the answer where the higher glamours lurk You'll find in moving higher up the laurel covered spire That most of it is practice and the rest of it is work.

My secret is practice.

Either you have the ability to hit or not. But I also think you have to work at it.

It's about putting in the hours and going through the paces.

Athletic skills are acquired over a long period of time and after countless hours of practice.

I go out there and train as hard as anybody else.

Practice is everything. This is often misquoted as Practice makes perfect.

Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.

You've got to put in a lot of practice if you want to be good in something. You've got to do it the right way.

Have you ever heard of a pianist who never had to practice - or of an architect who didn't bother to find out why buildings stand up?

With anything you do and you dedicate yourself to and you dedicate thousands and thousands of hours, eventually you're gonna get a little bit better at it unless there's some innate impairment preventing that.

Some people are just naturally good. I always found ways to become good.

Put in the work in every day, put in the work in training, and it will show on the field.

You just have to keep working hard in training.

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.

Easy is not a option..No days off..Never Quit..Be Fearless..Talent you have Naturally..Skill is only developed by hours and hours of Work

Not a game, not a game... practice.

Don't think that you can just rely on natural talent because there are going to be times when you get a little tired and that's when your skills come into play to help you make look easy.

Real excellence does not come cheaply. A certain price must be paid in terms of practice, patience, and persistence - natural ability notwithstanding.

Achievement is talent plus preparation. The problem with this view is that the closer psychologists look at the careers of the gifted, the smaller the role innate talent seems to play and the bigger the role preparation seems to play.

I was so good at boxing because I worked hard. I worked harder than anybody. When other boxers used to box in the gym, three or four rounds, I used to box 10-20 rounds.

I really feel that if you're gonna be good, you gotta practice... Practice whatever the hell you do.

There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps.

Success is less about luck, and more about practice.