Marco Silva Quotes

There's no excuse for losing for me.

You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.

How long you can continue to be good at something is how much you believe in yourself and how much hard work you do with the training.

I know what it takes to make myself perform.

There is no comfort zone. You continue to work hard, to be consistent and to deliver performances.

I'm just not no kid... I was always consistent with everything: school, sports, music, everything. I made sure. That's how I am.

Whenever I start something, I try to finish it.

That is how I have been at any level, whether it was semi-pro at Dorchester Town or at Liverpool. I set myself targets. The mentality doesn't change.

I am just trying to keep my performances consistent.

Every training session you take part in, you have to work very hard and train hard because there is no other way to get where you want to be - it's not a secret and not a magic formula - just hard work and application.

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

If you say you're going to do something, you do it. If you start it, you finish it. Yes sir, no ma'am. And you've got to have that kind of structure in your life. It kind of helped me be that disciplined person that I am, whether it's with workouts, film or just the game of football.

Once you have commitment, you need the discipline and hard work to get you there.

Work hard and never make excuses.

You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way.

My dad said to me, 'Work hard and be patient.' It was the best advice he ever gave me. You have to put the hours in.

Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.

When I was coming up, I practiced all the time because I thought if I didn't I couldn't do my best.

My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.

If success is a habit, it is a hard one to acquire.

Work hard, no matter how much recognition you get.

Discipline is the quality that carries over from gymnastics to acting.

At 14, I was the most disciplined guy around. I would get up at 5 o'clock in the morning and run five miles, and then go to school. Sometimes I would run behind the school bus, and the kids thought I was just crazy. I knew what I wanted.

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

Those who are blessed with the most talent don't necessarily outperform everyone else. It's the people with follow-through who excel.