I fear not the man who has practiced 10,000 kicks once, but I fear the man who has practiced one kick 10,000 times.

Focus on progress, not perfection. Practise a little bit every day - little and often  Slow and steady wins the race.

Don't expect to be good at maths or understand things straight away. Be patient and persistent. The most powerful warriors are patience and time.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Success is a journey, not a destination.

Skills are built not born.

You can have results or excuses, not both

Don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today. If today you have no time, it means tomorrow you'll be too tired and the next day you'll be something else.

Hard work always pays off - it is not a question of if you will get there, but WHEN you will get there

We learn more from failure than we do from success.

A book a day keeps the stupidity away.

The boxer is not afraid of being knocked down, he is afraid of not being able to get up again.

No matter how bad it gets, you’re still way ahead of those who haven’t even started.

We are all maths people : step 1 - do maths and step 2 - be a person. 

Don't be afraid to take an unfamiliar path.  Sometimes they're the ones that lead you to the best places.