“It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.”

“Practice yourself for heaven's sake in little things and thence proceed to greater.”

“I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'”

“I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.”

“Practice daily, because the quality of your practice determines the Caliber of your performance.”

“There are no shortcuts—everything is reps, reps, reps.”

“Self-discipline is a self-enlarging process.”

“It took a lot of work to be perfect. If you didn’t want to break a sweat, there was no point in even bothering.”

“It is one thing to praise discipline, and another to submit to it.”

“Thus every matter, if it is to be done well, calls for the attention of the whole person.”

“With self-discipline most anything is possible.”

“It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.”