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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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.

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 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...

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.

The first hundred years are the hardest.

The first hundred years are the hardest.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.

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

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

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

Those who welcome death have only tried it from the ears up.

Those who welcome death have only tried it from the ears up.

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

A fellow who is always declaring he's no fool usually has his suspicions.

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

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

You sparkle with larceny.

You sparkle with larceny.

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...

I respect faith but doubt is what gets you an education

I respect faith but doubt is what gets you an education

Failure has gone to his head.

Failure has gone to his head.

Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way...

Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way...

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

To profit from good advice requires more wisdom than to give it.

Don't confuse love with lust. One is unconditional, the other has an expiration date!

Don't confuse love with lust. One is unconditional, the other has an expiration date!

Seek advice but use your own common sense.

Seek advice but use your own common sense.

I have never yet figured out what to do about good advice that you get,...

I have never yet figured out what to do about good advice that you get,...