"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard."
— Tim Notke, basketball coach
"Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all,
love of what you are doing or learning to do."
— Pele, Brazilian soccer player
"Impossible is just an opinion."
— Paulo Coelho, Brazilian lyricist, and novelist
"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life."
— Muhammad Ali, Black professional boxer and activist
"There will be obstacles. There will be doubters. There will be mistakes. But with hard work, there are no
limits."
— Michael Phelps, Olympic swimmer
"It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up."
— Babe Ruth, former professional baseball player
"I’ve missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26 times I’ve been trusted to
take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I
succeed."
— Michael Jordan, Black professional basketball player