#effort
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Hard work is important, but so is the right kind of hard work.
From The Sports Gene by David Epstein
Deliberate practice requires focused attention and effort.
From Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool
To be successful, you must be willing to work hard and be disciplined.
From Deep Work by Cal Newport
Every great achievement starts with a decision to try.
From Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence by Gary Mack
A record is not just a number; it’s the culmination of countless hours of effort.
From The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascomb
Motivation is vital for sustaining the effort required for purposeful practice.
From Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool
You’re never going to reach your potential if you don’t put the work in.
From The TB12 Method by Tom Brady
Effort counts twice.
From Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
The most successful people are not the ones who are the most talented.
From Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
You can’t control the outcome, but you can control your effort.
From Mind Gym: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence by Gary Mack
The hallmark of a growth mindset is that it is based on the belief that your basic qualities are things you can cultivate through your efforts.
From Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.
From Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Mastery requires both time and effort focused on the right activities.
From Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool
Knowledge can be obtained only by intellectual effort.
You must be willing to do what it takes to win.
I learned that the greatest victories come from the smallest efforts.
From Draft Animals by Phil Gaimon
Success requires a level of commitment that many are not willing to give.
From The Champion's Mind by Jim Afremow
Thinking is the hardest work there is, which is probably the reason so few engage in it.
You can’t control the outcome, but you can control your effort.
From Draft Animals by Phil Gaimon
There is no substitute for hard work.
No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune.
From The Odyssey by Homer
Embrace the grind; it’s where growth happens.
From Chasing Excellence by Ben Bergeron
Just because you have talent doesn’t mean you will be successful.
From The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
Without effort, your talent is nothing more than unmet potential.
From Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
The key to achieving greatness is not talent but deliberate practice.
From Peak by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool
You can’t just wish for a better life; you must work for it.
From Finding Ultra by Rich Roll
You can’t just show up and expect to be great.
From The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
You can’t just think your way into being gritty.
From Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
Effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.
From Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
Effort is what ignites that ability and turns it into accomplishment.
From Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol S. Dweck
If you don’t produce, you won’t thrive—no matter how skilled or talented you are.
From Deep Work by Cal Newport
Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?
From Mindset by Carol S. Dweck
It is the people who make a machine work, not the machine itself.
You have to be willing to put in the work.
From Wolfpack by Abby Wambach
The price of success is hard work.
From Legacy by James Kerr
You can’t control the outcome, but you can control your effort.
From The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
To be happy, we must not be so. Happiness is the consequence of personal effort.
From The Myth of Sisyphus by Albert Camus
You can’t just show up and expect results.
From The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
Running is a metaphor for life; the more you put in, the more you get out.
From The Perfect Mile by Neal Bascomb
Strength is built over time through dedicated effort.
From Training for the New Alpinism by Steve House and Scott Johnston
You are worth the effort it takes to care for yourself.
Winners are not afraid of losing; they are afraid of not trying.
From How Champions Think by Bob Rotella
It’s not supposed to be easy. Anyone who finds it easy is stupid.
The smell of success is often tinged with the scent of hard work.
From The Fish That Ate the Whale: The Life and Times of America's Banana King by Rich Cohen
It is not enough to do your best; you must know what to do, and then do your best.
From The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt
The secret of talent is a matter of how much energy you put into it.
From The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle
I learned that you can’t take shortcuts; you have to put in the work.
From The Mamba Mentality by Kobe Bryant