The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.

There are no shortcuts to any place worth going.

"I" not them. Be the best version of you.

No one starts out on top. You have to work your way up.

Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

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.

Hard work - a two way street where you get exactly what you put in.

I had no time is no excuse. 1 hour is 4% of your day and 1 minute is 0.34 % of your day.

A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer.

Don't expect to be good at maths or understand things straight away. Be patient and persistent. Rome wasn't built in a day, but they worked on it every single day. 

The bad news is time flies, the good new is that you're the pilot.

The greatest mistake we make is living in constant fear that we will make one.

Work on your weaknesses until they are your strengths and work on your strengths until they are second nature.

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