Jack Kemp Quotes

You've got to get good habits of working hard so that when that play comes up during the regular season that you're able to complete it and do it the right way.

When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren't the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation.

No matter how talented you are or naturally gifted you are, there's no substitute to hard work if you got to maintain standards.

I know you want me to let you in on some big secret to success in the NBA. The secret is there is no secret. It's just boring old habits.

I just come every day, do my stuff before the game, work hard. You work hard, and it pays off.

Like I said, repetition in practice and hard work.

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

Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.

My dad said to me, 'Work hard and be patient.' It was the best advice he ever gave me. You have to put the hours in.

If success is a habit, it is a hard one to acquire.

The secret of success lies in that old word, 'Drudgery,' in doing one thing long after it ceases to be amusing; and it is 'this one thing I do' that gathers me together from my chaos, that concentrates me from possibilities to powers, and turns powers into achievements.

If you do not train hard you will never fulfill your potential.

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.

Work alone will efface the footsteps of work.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.

Success isn't always about greatness. It's about consistency. Consistent hard work leads to success. Greatness will come.

Progress takes time and discipline.

Winning is not easy. There's an investment that has to be made night in and night out.

At the end of the day, you can have all the talent in the world. But if you don't put in the work, nothing works. The engine doesn't start going. It's a car without gas.

Every day, you have to put in the hard work.

Winning is, of course, rewarding; who doesn't enjoy winning? But for me, it's about more than just winning: it's about knowing I'm putting in the day-to-day work to get a little bit better every time.

In order to win a championship, you've got to be consistent.

I don't really see myself as a talented player. I just like working hard, and working hard brings great achievements.

Excellence is not a single act. You are what you repeatedly do.

All of us, we know, not just in football but in life, that we cannot achieve important things without consistency.