99% of genius comes from hard work, the remaining 1% comes from innate talent

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

Failure to prepare = preparing to fail

Dreams don't work unless you do.

It doesn’t matter where you start, it matters how you end

The road to success is like a staircase. If you want to succeed, double your failure rate

Skills are built not born.

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

The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried

It is never too late to turn an unproductive day into a productive one.

Run in the morning before your body figures out what you're doing

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

There is great wisdom in being able to realise that you don’t understand something before it goes too far.

If you really want something you’ll find a way. If you don’t you’ll find an excuse.