Garbine Muguruza Quotes

My priority is cricket. Everything that I get apart from it is a result of the effort on the field. Everything else follows. I am pretty aware of my priorities, and I don't really focus on things that are not as important to me as cricket.

I had to give everything I had to one event if I wanted to excel.

I always put my boxing first.

I was always really strict on myself about doing everything possible to prepare for competition.

I know what it takes to get to the top.

The most prepared are the most dedicated.

Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work.

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

I have always made sure that I put my game ahead of anything else, sometimes even before friends and family.

Baseball was one-hundred percent of my life.

Total commitment is the common denominator among all successful men and women

Other kids had more talent, but I was the most focused.

Even when I was growing up as a young boy, when I was playing schoolboy football, there were other guys who were as good as I was, maybe some even better technically. But I was prepared to stick to what was going to make me become a professional football player when I left school, and that was a lot of sacrifice and because my attitude was right.

There is only one thing I want to do here, and that is play football to the best of my ability. If I let things start distracting me, I'm not going to be able to do that, which will jeopardise the team as well.

I work hard and do everything to make sure I am in the starting line-up.

To make any endeavor successful, you have to put that time and energy into something and work long hard days. Whether it's on the weekends or at night. You have to be constantly looking to improve things.

I'll focus on my training, no matter who I fight.

Wrestling will always be my top priority.

No excuses. Play like a champion.

Coaches would have me in the gym do 1,000 kicks for a practice. I would do them until everyone was gone, until I had done all my kicks. People asked me why I would do it - that's stupid. But my coach told me to do something like that, and I knew it would benefit me, and I would do it.

Personally, what goes beyond sport, you have to put to one side. You need the best to win trophies.

When you're playing to get into the playoffs, your contract is the last thing on your mind.

I'm an athlete who's very determined and I understand sacrifice.

Win or lose you will never regret working hard, making sacrifices, being disciplined or focusing too much. Success is measured by what we have done to prepare for competition.

You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.