James Lee Burke Quotes

All of us, we know, not just in football but in life, that we cannot achieve important things without consistency.

One of the greatest resources people cannot mobilize themselves is that they try to accomplish great things. Most worthwhile achievements are the result of many little things done in a single direction.

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.

Eighty percent of success is showing up.

I can give you a six-word formula for success: Think things through - then follow through.

I think the best way to find out about something is to try to do it to the max. A lot of people take up a hobby or sport and then find an excuse not to carry on with it. Once I start something, I won't stop until I'm as good at it as I'll ever be.

I think it takes a lot of desire because I think a lot of people who've never written books don't know quite how hard it is to stick with, to put in the amount of time and just make the commitment to just sit there every day and do it while everybody else is out having fun.

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

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

The most successful comics are always the hardest-working ones.

Don't cut corners or compromise to achieve your dreams.

I have to keep working hard and improving every day.

I'm going to keep shooting, keep getting in the gym, keep working.

I just try to do my best every at-bat. That's what I plan to do.

Persevere with a plan to reach your passion, and life will be good.

We can all pick a goal and find a reason to do it. Then some of us can actually do all the little things over and over again. That's definitely a harder step. Doing it again? That's where it gets to be a beast, when you have to repeat. It's the hardest part of it all.

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.

Over the years, I was always training hard, no matter what position I was in.

For my future growth, I'm going to keep working. I'm going to put everything I have in it, and I think everybody knows that that's just the type of person I am.

Progress takes time and discipline.

The challenges are going to be there, but how I prepare is what matters. It is very important to work on all the things required.

In life, passion is the secret to success.

You have to work really hard to be first place in life.

If I'm successful. It's because of hard work - not for any other reason. Everyone on the Tour works hard, you can't be on Tour if you don't.