Work

Every stroke and every lap counts towards achieving your goals in swimming.

Success is not given, it is earned through hard work and dedication.

I practice in Beijing for three months, and every day is perfect. I play nothing wrong. I can't do that in the U.K.

It's not the hours you put in your work that count, it's the work you put in the hours.

You can't just step on the ice and expect to be the best player.

You have to work each and every day to get better as a player.

The more I practice, the luckier I get.

You have to make your own opportunities in the game.

The way I figure it, Yzerman will have to work another 662 games before they can say in the same breath they tie.

I always felt that I was a player just trying to get some minutes and make the team.

Forget about style; worry about results.

You have to work hard and never give up. If you have a dream, you have to fight for it.

Play every shift like it's your last one.

I'm here to do my job and play for the fans.

It doesn't matter who's on the ice with him, he has the same work ethic as he does in practice... He does his thing and he works hard every game.

Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.

I wasn't naturally gifted in terms of size and speed; everything I did in hockey I worked for.

Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.

I think in life you should work on yourself until the day you die.

For me, I'm focused on what I want to do. I know what I need to do to be a champion, so I'm working on it.