Michael Symon Quotes

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

I think it's important to do great work.

Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while... you don't do things right once in a while... you do them right all the time. Winning is habit.

I want to be the best. I want to be counted on by my teammates. I want to be counted on by this organization and the fans. I want to be someone they know is going to bring it every single week. I prepare to be the best.

Nothing guarantees a championship. Nothing. Not having the best players, not practicing the most. Your best chance is if you do the right thing every day.

I don't know that there are any short cuts to doing a good job.

Nothing you do particularly matters. But I'm not sure that's a great excuse for doing it poorly.

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

You just go in and try to do the best job you can everyday.

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

And each book has to receive your best effort every single time. No slacking.

Always do your best.

You need to perform consistently, and if you're raising the standard, you have to stand by it. You have to keep on doing well.

Success doesn't happen quickly. It happens from doing the same thing over and over, becoming great at it, and delivering great value to consumers.

This is the honest-to-God truth: I just focus on the work, because if my work isn't good, then I won't succeed either way.

The difference between mediocre, good and great is you're able to have the enthusiasm for prep, to work to prepare to win the same in January that you do in August, when everybody says they're excited.

I don't think you can ask anybody in any walk of life to do anything at a championship level without doing it over and over and over and over and over again in preparation.

I think you just prepare the way you've always prepared and go about the game the same way and see where you stand at the end of the year.

Work ethic starts where everyone understands that you're putting that extra foot forward in order to be the best.

You've got to put the work in every week. You can't take anything for granted.

All I'm interested in is putting in consistent performances. If awards come along with that, great. It means you are doing something right.

I always try to work hard and well if it's possible.

Results are a consequence of doing things well and having high standards, improving the detail of how we play.

Excellence is not a single act. You are what you repeatedly do.

I have always tried to improve myself in every practice session. When it comes to playing and preparation, I am as disciplined and dedicated as anyone else.