Rasika Dugal Quotes

Discipline is the quality that carries over from gymnastics to acting.

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.

How do you take what you do as seriously as possible but not so seriously that it ends up inhibiting what you do?

You've just got to have to put the work in. Put work first. Put the hours in and the time in, and do your job. And when you get a little time off, you can go out and have a little fun. But you have to make sure you get done what you need to get done first off.

I can control how hard I play. This is how I respond to coaching. This is how I respond to my teammates. If I focus on that, the other things that come with that are going to come.

I want to concentrate on work and won't do anything to divert my concentration.

Basically take care of your game, and your game will speak for itself.

The only thing I wanted to change in the past was being a little bit more disciplined on the defensive end.

The fight in theatre is focus, focus, focus.

I'm someone who always comes on the court no matter what's going on in my life. It's all about basketball and my teammates and my team. I don't let any distractions in, and I bring my best every night, regardless of what's going on or what people are talking about.

I am a believer in discipline; it takes a lot to do well. You need discipline for those little excursions into the chaotic that make life interesting.

My point of view is that when I am playing cricket I cannot think that this game is less or more important.

It's all about work when you reach up, tap in and step on that field. You don't mess around when you go through that gate.

Debra Winger doesn't let anything interfere with her performance, which is the way it should be.

You're playing or you're not playing. If you're playing, so just shut up and play.

When things aren't working out, we have a tendency to say, 'Go do other things,' but you shouldn't do other things. You need to stay at your desk and continue to try to write. You need to insist on it.

Across professions, consistency is a direct product of work ethic.

I don't do too much outside of football during football season, because this is my job and I take it seriously. I don't do too much, don't really go out at all that much, don't eat out or anything, try to stay focused and stay to myself.

My business is not to show anybody anything; my job is just to do it.

As a member of a competitive team, you want to make sure you have yourself ready to play. You don't control anything but what you do.

Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There's plenty of movement, but you never know if it's going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.

Now, when it's time to get down to business, I get down to business.

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

You obviously want the results but you must do your job in every at-bat and deal with what every situation dictates.

If you really want to write, then shut yourself in a room, close the door, and WRITE. If you don't want to write, do something else. It's as simple as that.