Javier Zanetti Quotes

A ballplayer doesn't make excuses.

I always make sure I work hard every day and give everything in the game, in training, and off the pitch, too.

For me, it's not really about showing the coaches. It's about being accountable, being accountable for my own actions and continuing to do what I've been doing since I got here.

I have so much respect for athletes like LeBron James. I get motivation from them because I know how many hours they put into it. It takes a lot of hard work and drive.

Work hard and never make excuses.

I have a rigid self-accountability. You have to work hard.

I've given everything I can possible to the game, on and off the field.

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

If you keep performing, and if you stay healthy, you keep playing.

I give 110% while I am working. I know I do, because I have been doing this since I was nine. This is a way of life for me. So whether it be successful or not is not in my hands. I still do my job, the best I can.

Most players who play tennis love the game. But I think you also have to respect it. You want to do everything you can in your power to do your best. And for me, I know I get insane guilt if I go home at the end of the day and don't feel I've done everything I can. If I know I could have done something better, I have this uneasy feeling.

I developed a really strong work ethic, and I don't take anything for granted.

I played with a lot of great players before. They're all the same. They take a lot of responsibility for their own play, put a lot of pressure on themselves to perform and to play well.

The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not.

I have to be working, doing things. That's the way I grew up and the way I was taught.

I always tried to be a guy that plays hard and was committed to giving his all, on and off the court. So that's something I'm really proud of.

I just do my job; I'm out there to make plays and play football.

I hold myself to a high standard on and off the field.

When I was 12 there was a big shift in mindset and I realised that if I want to get something out of it then I need to work hard and focus all my energy just for this sport and that's when I started training and taking things more seriously. I became a lot more self-critical and analysed the driving more and more, and that was when I was 12.

For me, I always try and deliver. Regardless of the situation, I always try and play hard every time I step out on the court. If I don't deliver and play well, then I know I haven't been working hard enough.

I never take a round off or a run off or a push-up off; that's just not in me.

There's a lot that's out of your control. But the one thing that you can control is your work ethic.

I just try to go to the pitch and finish the game not being able to complain to myself knowing I have given everything.

The best piece of advice my father gave me was to always work hard. One thing he instilled: Proper preparation prevents poor performances.

I give my best to each role that I do.