Jack Dempsey Quotes

If you don't quit, and don't cheat, and don't run home when trouble arrives, you can only win.

People do not lack strength; they lack will.

You have to identify your shot and be 'Push your luck' ready for it.

A champion must be ready at all times.

You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application.

Never, never, never give up.

What I do is prepare myself until I know I can do what I have to do.

When I decide to do something, I do it.

The right man is the one who seizes the moment.

The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital.

Talent alone won't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the right time, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are your ready?'

The will to succeed is important, but what's more important is the will to prepare.

If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years, then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.

The achievements of willpower are almost beyond computation. Scarcely anything seems impossible to the man who can will strongly enough and long enough.

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.

Even in my really bad, drugged-out days, I didn't go away. I still toured, still did interviews. I never gave up the fight. That's why I'm who I am today, because I didn't leave. And I think I made the right choice.

When that bell rang, I wanted to go out there and do my thing.

I think what it takes to succeed remains the same. You have to have a real love of your sport to carry you through all the bad times, you still want to go ski even when things aren't working. You must have a commitment to work hard and to never give up.

My God given talent is my ability to stick with training longer than anybody else.

There are a lot of things and in order to be at the top and maintain your focus you have to have something that motivates you. For me, it was what I perceived as a lack of respect from the boxing world as well as the media, which made me want to work so hard and be great.

For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.

I kind of peak at how far I can push my body, and then I run out of determination for the habit and start easing off. It's really just a lack of focus and discipline.

Nothing is steadfast but the will, nothing endures but one’s achievements.

What is important in a leader is a resolute will and determination. A man may be versatile and learned, but if he lacks resoluteness and determination, of what use will he be?