Riyad Mahrez Quotes

All I had was natural ability.

High achievers, we imagine, were wired for greatness from birth. But then you have to wonder why, over time, natural talent seems to ignite in some people and dim in others.

There are certain things you can't coach, you've got to watch a guy do it.

I believe in talent. I know you're not supposed to believe in that anymore because you're supposed to believe if you just work hard you can do anything. That's how you succeed, maybe. But talent is something you're born with. You cannot acquire it by working hard, and you cannot lose it by lying around either.

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

You can't acquire a voice. Either you have it, or you don't.

It's good to test yourself and develop your talents and ambitions as fully as you can and achieve greater success; but I think success is the feeling you get from a job well done, and the key thing is to do the work.

If you have great talents, industry will improve them: if you have but moderate abilities, industry will supply their deficiency.

A career is born in public - talent in privacy.

Natural ability without education has more often raised a man to glory and virtue than education without natural ability.

Being the best at whatever talent you have, that's what stimulates life.

I believe that every person is born with talent.

Talent is something that comes from within; it has nothing to do with age.

Every person has to keep in mind that they can grow up and reach the top, no matter where they are born, whether it's in Russia, in Ukraine, in Europe; they've still got the opportunity to show their talent and the culture of their people.

In the end it all comes down to talent. You can talk all you want about intangibles, I just don't know what that means. Talent makes winners, not intangibles. Can nice guys win? Sure, nice guys can win - if they're nice guys with a lot of talent. Nice guys with a little talent finish fourth, and nice guys with no talent finish last.

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.

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

The reason I've gotten so far has to do with an extraordinary talent that I had nothing to do with.

Before I turned 30, through a lot of hard work and support, I won many badminton titles. But after turning 30, Lin Dan should change that mindset and start in a new direction and do things that are more meaningful.

It can be easy to just be a professional half the time, and you may see half the results, but when you're consistent, you can see your full results and you can pan out to be who you want to be year by year.

Nothing bad can happen if you train your butt off and make the right decisions and surround yourself with the right people.

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.

Every night that I put my head on the pillow, I go to sleep knowing that I can do more. I'm working toward perfection. I'm trying to be the best ever.

You make sacrifices. You sacrifice yourself. Do you want to possibly win a championship? Or do you want to be the same person you were when you were 20 and get those same numbers?

Hard work makes us better people and helps our communities flourish.