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

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

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

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

A slave has but one master. An ambition man, has as many as there are...

A slave has but one master. An ambition man, has as many as there are...

Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.

Life's a tough proposition, and the first hundred years are the hardest.

I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.

I respect faith, but doubt is what gives you an education.

I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever...

I've had ample contact with lawyers, and I'm convinced that the only fortune they ever...

God help those who do not help themselves.

God help those who do not help themselves.

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....

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

In order to excel, you must be completely dedicated to your chosen sport. You must...

The first hundred years are the hardest.

The first hundred years are the hardest.

The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.

The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.

All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is...

All anger is not sinful, because some degree of it, and on some occasions, is...

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

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

I'd rather know a square guy than own a square mile.

I'd rather know a square guy than own a square mile.

Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner...

Popularity is exhausting. The life of the party almost always winds up in a corner...

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...

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...

To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears...

To listen is an effort, and just to hear is no merit. A duck hears...

When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely...

When we talk about understanding, surely it takes place only when the mind listens completely...

Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. When we really listen to...

Listening is a magnetic and strange thing, a creative force. When we really listen to...