John C. Maxwell Quotes

If you work on your talent, the plans will fall in automatically.

You cannot take credit for your talents. It is what you do with them that counts.

You can work hard to sharpen your talent, to get better at whatever it is that you do, and I think that's what it comes back to.

Talent without effort is wasted talent. And while effort is the one thing you can control in your life, applying that effort intelligently is next on the list.

You can improve your talent, but your talent is a given, a mysterious constant. You must make it the best of its kind.

All our talents increase in the using, and every faculty, both good and bad, strengthens by exercise.

You don't want to be victimized by your lesser talents.

There is no such thing as talent, only awareness.

When you recognize what your talents are, a happy life is developing them to the greatest extent you can.

I am sure that few successful men are so-called 'natural geniuses.'

Obviously talent gets you to a certain point, but it's what you do with it, how you handle.

The message I really want to get out there is that I'm someone who works hard, gets the most out of his talent, off the course has a great family life.

If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve it and use it?

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

There are plenty of players who have a lot of talent. It's all about getting the best out of yourself and you'll have to work very hard to achieve that.

I don't think anything comes naturally; you just have to work very hard.

Talent is important, but how one develops and nurtures it is even more so.

You are only given so much talent and it is up to you what you do with it.

I was always, you know, a decent player growing up. And yes, I was born with a certain amount of so-called 'natural ability.' But I also worked and sacrificed a lot to try to maximize what I was born with - which I think is important to point out.

It's not enough to have talent. You have to have a talent for your talent.

Whether you're 9 or 90, stop trying to fix the things you're bad at, and focus on the things you're good at.

Shun no toil to make yourself remarkable by some talent or other.

Talents used are talents multiplied.

Every man and woman who has talent and hides it will be called a slothful servant. Improve day by day upon the capital you have. In proportion as we are capacitated to receive, so it is our duty to do.

When people say God blessed me with a beautiful jump shot, it really pisses me off. I tell those people, 'Don't undermine the work I've put in every day.' Not some days. Every day.