Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Quotes

Don't take the will for the deed; get the deed.

Don't have good ideas if you aren't willing to be responsible for them.

It's one thing to make the speeches. It's another to make the tough decisions.

Deeds are fruits, words are leaves

When you're in a leadership role, you can never please all of the people all of the time. There's also a lot of responsibility that goes along with it that others may not realize.

Whether someone signs something is not what's important. It's what they do and how they do it that matters.

Words must be matched by action if change is to become lasting.

I think expectations are a good thing. As a player, you should embrace them and not shy away from them.

There are days when there's no will to do anything. It's not easy for someone in my profession, because you are always meant to be in the limelight. I can't just not turn up, as I will come across as unprofessional, and people won't work with me anymore.

It's a great thing to have: that pressure everywhere you go, that responsibility. I think it's good to have it.

Every time I enter the field, it's like, 'Smriti, you have to score.' And I love that responsibility.

I'm ready to accept the pressures of captaincy.

A goal without real consequences is wishful thinking. Good follow-through doesn't depend on the right intentions. It depends on the right incentives.

You don't deserve words, Sky. You deserve actions.

If you're not gonna pull the trigger, don't point the gun.

Intention without action is an insult to those who expect the best from you.

There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

I enjoy what I do, but I also do it on time because my audience is very pervasive; they're everywhere, and they will constantly remind me if I'm not on time.

I like my players to be married and in debt. That's the way you motivate them.

When you think about a drill sergeant, a drill sergeant expects you to perform your best, and if you don't, they're going to stay on you until you do.

But as coaches, we need to get a little more fire and passion and be more demanding that our guys get the job done. I think players will respond to that, and we'll see.

Saying and doing are two things.

Let deeds match words.

You need to make a commitment, and once you make it, then life will give you some answers.