Simon Sinek Quotes

We must patiently practice every day.

The hardest thing for me is to be patient and realize that it's not all going to happen right now. I just have to keep digging away, digging away. Just keep working on my game.

Leaders aren't born they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal.

Every single day I wake up and commit myself to becoming a better player. Some days it happens, and some days it doesn't. Sure, there are games I'm going to dominate and there are going to be games when I struggle. But it doesn't mean I give up.

Motivation gets you going, but discipline keeps you growing.

There's a difference between interest and commitment. When you're interested in doing something, you do it only when it's convenient. When you're committed to something, you accept no excuses - only results.

Sacrifice. Work. Self-discipline. I teach these things, and my boys don't forget them when they leave.

The price of excellence is discipline. The cost of mediocrity is disappointment.

Get your hustle on... Hard work is easy, working out is hard.

I started slow, and eventually I started working out 4 to 5 days a week. We all have to start somewhere, and doing something is better than nothing at all.

The more you practice and study, the better you are... so I still practice and study all the time.

When you step on the treadmill, make a commitment. Do, say, 3 miles a day. And don't get off until you finish. It doesn't matter what speed you're going. Just don't get off.

I always say if the marathon is a part-time interest, you will only get part-time results.

I have a discipline that has served me very well in my career and in my personal life... and that's gotten stronger as I've gotten older. I've always felt if I don't just have a natural knack for it, I will just out-discipline the competition if I have to - work harder than anybody else.

Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.

Sport has given me drive and discipline. It also taught me to remain humble.

I practice every day. I've been doing it since I was eight.

It's not like I have media out there when I'm training. I'm training the same. I'm putting in the same work.

You can't get much done in life if you only work on the days when you feel good.

One of my biggest influences of all time would probably be one of my soccer coaches, Coach Darlington, from high school. He was always trying to get me to push myself really hard. No excuses. I always hated him, but it paid off. I think that's what life is all about... when you push through the hard stuff and it pays off.

In fitness, there are no short cuts. It involves immense discipline and hard work.

One of the things Mother said to me, 'You want this, you're going to practice.' And I know how to practice.

I never worked hard until I got to the Howard Law School and met Charlie Houston... I saw this man's dedication, his vision, his willingness to sacrifice, and I told myself, 'You either shape up or ship out.' When you are being challenged by a great human being, you know that you can't ship out.

I have to keep working hard and improving every day.

My philosophy when I trained was to be 1% better every day.