John O'Neill Quotes

Once I've decided to do something, I do usually try to carry it through to fruition.

To finish first you must first finish.

Anything I've done that really worked happened because, either by sheer will or a lack of options, I was incredibly focused on one problem.

If you're going to do something, you do it all the way.

You really have to work hard and apply yourself and by applying yourself and working hard and being diligent, you can achieve success.

I play to win, whether during practice or a real game. And I will not let anything get in the way of me and my competitive enthusiasm to win.

When I have fully decided that a result is worth getting I go ahead of it and make trial after trial until it comes.

I can't permit myself to do things halfway; I never was like that.

Whatever I engage in, I must push inordinately.

I'm in this business for too long to be halfhearted about anything.

You must be passionate, you must dedicate yourself, and you must be relentless in the pursuit of your goals. If you do, you will be successful.

Whatever you do, do it with all your might. Work at it, early and late, in season and out of season, not leaving a stone unturned, and never deferring for a single hour that which can be done just as well now.

On occasion we need to make a second effort - and a third effort, and a fourth effort, and as many degrees of effort as may be required to accomplish what we strive to achieve.

I think all the roles I've done have been very passionate people who go to absolute extremes to make their points.

There's no abiding success without commitment.

The Royals work very hard.

Either do not attempt at all, or go through with it.

There are two kinds of people, those who finish what they start and so on.

When I decide to do something, I stick with it, total commitment.

From my father, I learned the importance of working sincerely at things to which I had committed myself, and to persevere untiringly even in the face of little progress.

If you want something hard enough, it just gets done.

Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overcome the obstacles that will invariably come your way.

If you aren't going all the way, why go at all?

I determined never to stop until I had come to the end and achieved my purpose.

With care and patience, people may accomplish things which, to an indolent person, would appear impossible.