In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must also be prepared to work hard and be willing to accept destructive criticism. Without 100% dedication, you won't be able to do this.

Quote by Wilson Mizner

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I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your efforts to believe it

I hate careless flattery, the kind that exhausts you in your efforts to believe it

When you take stuff from one writer it's plagiarism; but when you take it from...

When you take stuff from one writer it's plagiarism; but when you take it from...

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.

Copy from one, it's plagiarism; copy from two, it's research.

Failure has gone to his head.

Failure has gone to his head.

To my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady.

To my embarrassment I was born in bed with a lady.

I know of no sentence that can induce such immediate and brazen lying as the...

I know of no sentence that can induce such immediate and brazen lying as the...

The only time that most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the...

The only time that most women give their orating husbands undivided attention is when the...

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to...

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to...

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

Don't talk about yourself; it will be done when you leave.

I've spent several years in Hollywood, and I still think the movie heroes are in...

I've spent several years in Hollywood, and I still think the movie heroes are in...

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

If you count all your assets you always show a profit.

It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found.

It is not in life, but in art that self-fulfillment is to be found.

There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless.

There is something about a closet that makes a skeleton terribly restless.

Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages....

Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages....

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.

I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.

I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.

I respect faith but doubt is what gets you an education

I respect faith but doubt is what gets you an education

The cuckoo who is on to himself is halfway out of the clock.

The cuckoo who is on to himself is halfway out of the clock.

In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork.

In the battle of existence, Talent is the punch; Tact is the clever footwork.

Most hard-boiled people are half-baked.

Most hard-boiled people are half-baked.