Michael Crichton Quotes

One of the things Mother said to me, 'You want this, you're going to practice.' And I know how to practice.

It takes sacrifice as well as talent.

Doing good stuff or stuff that you are proud of takes time and takes effort.

Every worthwhile accomplishment has a price tag attached to it. The question is always whether you are willing to pay the price to attain it - in hard work, sacrifice, patience, faith, and endurance.

There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself.

You aren't going to find anybody that's going to be successful without making a sacrifice and without perseverance.

I just find that the harder you work and the more effort you put into yourself, the better you'll be.

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

Push yourself every single day to continue to work at yourself. And I feel like that's the reason why I made it.

Winning is, of course, rewarding; who doesn't enjoy winning? But for me, it's about more than just winning: it's about knowing I'm putting in the day-to-day work to get a little bit better every time.

I don't really see myself as a talented player. I just like working hard, and working hard brings great achievements.

I just have to continue to attack practice and get better.

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

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

What keeps so many people back is simply unwillingness to pay the price, to make the exertion, the effort to sacrifice their ease and comfort.

The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand

The formula for success is simple: practice and concentration then more practice and more concentration.

I believe that rewards in life are deserved. Every reward is the fruit of discipline, of dedication and of sacrifices. And of stubbornness.

It's what you practice in private that you will be rewarded for in public.

You can't be afraid of hard work or long hours. Sacrifice is important.

And that's my point: all great things worth having require great sacrifice worth giving.

Remember that winners do what losers don't want to do.

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

I learned that hard work and self-discipline can overcome many obstacles.

You must be willing to do things today others won't do, in order to have the things tomorrow others won't have