Nana Mouskouri Quotes

I try to do my best.

I want to be a player that does everything he can to reach his ability, and I'll do that.

As I said this year, I didn't try to put any pressure on me by setting high goals or anything, I just want to make sure that every single time I'm out there on the court I do my best, I give 100%, and see where it's going to end up next year.

Always do your best.

Do everything to the best of your ability.

When I think about parallels between myself and an Olympian, I believe that success in the world of business is underpinned by very similar principles of perseverance and hard work.

There are few things that you can't do as long as you are willing to apply yourself.

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.

I've zeroed in on what you would call action and excellence... Everybody who does anything to try to succeed has to give the best of themselves, and art has made me pull the best out of myself.

Hard work opens doors and shows the world that you are serious about being one of those rare - and special - human beings who use the fullness of their talents to do their very best.

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'm not afraid of working hard at anything, whatever it is. I just always want to be the best that I can.

I have always been guided by striving to show the best that I could. That is what kept me going in tennis and it is the same now.

I'm not some crazy party animal. That's OK. If you say you want to be the best, you have to do what the best do - train, research, eat right, take care of yourself, and be. Don't pretend.

If you want to remain the best, you have to keep on doing what you are good at.

To be number one, you must train like you are number two.

If you work hard and you do your best, you can do anything.

I think the attitude I was trying to learn myself was to really try hard, to give a great effort, to really care, and to let the results go where they are going to go. But at the same time, I don't have to be happy, and I shouldn't be happy, with less than my best.

The day I'm not improving will be the day I hang up the racket.

If you train, you work hard, you're actually 110-percent dedicated, you're doing it for all the right reasons, you're probably gonna end up on the top. You know the cream always rises to the top.

My duty, what I have to do, is try my best in every training session, leave everything of me on the pitch. That's how I can go to bed at the end of the day and be happy with myself.

The best players in the world are working so hard, I gotta work even harder.

Natural ability is important, but you can go far without it if you have the focus, drive, desire and positive attitude.

I think if you want to prove something to yourself and not fail there's only one choice and that's to work.

Believe in yourself and never shy away from hard work.